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anchor
Universal Words
noun, verb
noun
1 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 * The ship lay at anchor two miles off the rocky coast. * We weighed anchor (= pulled it out of the water).
2 (written) a person or thing that gives sb a feeling of safety:
the anchor of the family
3 (especially AmE) = ANCHORMAN, ANCHORWOMAN
verb
1 to lower an anchor from a boat or ship in order to prevent it from moving away:
[V] We anchored off the coast of Spain. [also VN]
2 [VN] to fix sth firmly in position so that it cannot move:
Make sure the table is securely anchored.
3 [VN] [usuallypassive] ~ sb/sth (in / to sth) to firmly base sth on sth else:
Her novels are anchored in everyday experience.
4 (AmE) to be the person who introduces reports or reads the news on television or radio:
[VN] She anchored the evening news for seven years. [also V]
