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- DictionaryAn·chor/ˈaNGkər/
noun
- 1. a heavy object attached to a rope or chain and used to moor a vessel to the sea bottom, typically one having a metal shank with a ring at one end for the rope and a pair of curved and/or barbed flukes at the other: "the boat, no longer held fast by its anchor, swung wildly"
- 2. an anchorman or anchorwoman, especially in broadcasting or athletics: North American "he signed off after nineteen years as CBS news anchor"
verb
- 1. moor (a ship) to the sea bottom with an anchor: "the ship was anchored in the lee of the island"
- 2. act as an anchor for (a television program or sporting event): North American "she anchored a television documentary series in the early 1980s"
to make something or someone stay in one position by fastening them firmly: We anchored ourselves to the rocks with a rope. anchor verb (PROGRAMME) to read the news or announcements on television or radio as your job. (Definition of anchor from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of anchor.
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any device for securing a suspension or cantilever bridge at either end. any of various devices, as a metal tie, for binding one part of a structure to another. a person or thing that can be relied on for support, stability, or security; mainstay: Hope was his only anchor.
anchor. noun. /ˈæŋkə (r)/. /ˈæŋkər/. a heavy metal object that is attached to a rope or chain and dropped over the side of a ship or boat to keep it in one place. to drop anchor. We raised the anchor and set sail. We weighed anchor (= pulled it out of the water).
ANCHOR meaning: 1. a heavy, metal object that is dropped into water to stop a boat from moving 2. someone who reads…. Learn more.
noun. any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold. any similar device for holding fast or checking motion: an anchor of stones.
a person or thing that can be relied on for support or security: In times of distress she was our anchor. Show Business the main broadcaster on a program of news, sports, etc. Sport. a person in a relay race who competes last. v. to hold fast by or as if by an anchor:[ ~ + object] anchored the ship in the harbor.
The meaning of ANCHOR is a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom. How to use anchor in a sentence.
