(BrE) (AmE harbor) noun, verb
noun [C,U] an area of water on the coast, protected from the open sea by strong walls, where ships can shelter:
Several boats lay at anchor in the harbour. * to enter / leave harbour
verb [VN]
1 to hide and protect sb who is hiding from the police:
Police believe someone must be harbouring the killer.
2 (written) to keep feelings or thoughts, especially negative ones, in your mind for a long time:
The arsonist may harbour a grudge against the company. * She began to harbour doubts about the decision. * to harbour thoughts of revenge * He still harbours ambitions of playing professional soccer.
3 (written) to contain sth and allow it to develop:
Your dishcloth can harbour many germs. * These woodlands once harboured a colony of red deer. * The Fife coast harbours many insects which are rare elsewhere in Britain.
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