1. anchor - noun
· a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
Synonym(s): ground_tackle
2. anchor - noun
· a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
Synonym(s): mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin
Hypernym(s): support
3. anchor - noun
· a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
Synonym(s): anchorman, anchorperson
Hypernym(s): television_reporter, television_newscaster, TV_reporter, TV_newsman
4. anchor - verb
· fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
Synonym(s): ground
Hypernym(s): fasten, fix, secure
5. anchor - verb
· secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore"
Synonym(s): cast_anchor, drop_anchor
Hypernym(s): fasten, fix, secure
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