anchored

5 definitions • 4 examples

past simple and past participle of

to lower an anchor into the water in order to stop a boat from moving away

to make something or someone stay in one position by fastening him, her, or it firmly:

We anchored ourselves to the rocks with a rope.

to act as the anchorman or anchorwoman of a programme:

She will anchor the new morning news show.

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):

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."