anchor
noun
- 1
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
- 2
a central cohesive source of support and stability
faith is his anchor
the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
- 3
a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
verb
- 1
secure a vessel with an anchor
We anchored at Baltimore
- 2
fix firmly and stably
anchor the lamppost in concrete
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