26984 words

anchor

13 definitions • 15 examples
1
a heavy metal object, usually shaped like a cross with curved arms, on a strong rope or chain, that is dropped from a boat into the water to prevent the boat from moving away:

Examples:

drop anchor We dropped anchor (= lowered the anchor into the water) and stopped.
weigh anchor It was time to weigh anchor (= pull up the anchor and sail away).
2
someone or something that gives support when needed:

Examples:

She was my anchor when things were difficult for me.
This treaty has been called the anchor (= strongest part) of their foreign policy.
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the member of a team who goes last in a relay (= a type of race between two or more teams in which each person in the team runs or swims part of the race):

Examples:

anchor leg Thorpe swam the anchor leg for Australia.
As anchor in the relay, he closed a 4-metre gap to seize victory.
5
to lower an anchor into the water in order to stop a boat from moving away
6
to make something or someone stay in one position by fastening him, her, or it firmly:

Examples:

We anchored ourselves to the rocks with a rope.
7
to act as the anchorman or anchorwoman of a programme:

Examples:

She will anchor the new morning news show.
8
to be the member of a team who goes last in a relay (= a type of race between two or more teams in which each person in the team runs or swims part of the race):

Examples:

He won the 100- and 200-metre sprints and anchored two winning relay teams.
"Klete anchored that race perfectly," Phelps said. "His swim was the reason we won."
9
a heavy metal object attached to a boat by a rope or chain that, when dropped into the water and resting on the bottom, keeps the boat from moving:

Examples:

We dropped the anchor and took out our fishing rods.
10
An anchor is also someone or something that gives support when needed:

Examples:

She’s looking for a spiritual anchor.
11
a person who reports the news and manages reports by others on a television or radio program:
12
to keep a boat from moving by dropping a heavy metal object attached to it by a rope or chain into the water so that it rests on the bottom:

Examples:

[ T ] We anchored our sailboat near the shore.
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to report the news and manage reports by others on a television or radio program:

Examples:

[ T ] He anchored the morning news for many years.

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