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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
An anchor is a heavy piece of iron or other metal that is attached to a boat or ship. When people want to keep a boat from moving, they drop the anchor into the water.
The captain found a good place to drop the boat's anchor for the night.
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| definition 2: |
The main person who reports the news on a news program is called an "anchor."
My mom watches a different news show now because she didn't like the new anchor on her old one.- similar words:
- reporter
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
anchors, anchoring, anchored |
| definition 1: |
When you anchor something, you make it stay down or in one place.
The campers carefully anchored the tent to the ground so that it could not fly away in the wind.- synonyms:
- fix, secure
- similar words:
- bind, fasten, hook
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| definition 2: |
When you are on a boat and you anchor, you drop the boat's anchor to make the boat stay in one place in the water.
They anchored close to the shore and went swimming for a while.- similar words:
- dwell, rest
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| related words: |
dock, fix, land |
| derivation: |
anchorable (adj.) |
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