"anchor" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

A mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving (synset 102712226)
hypernym: claw, hook - a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
hyponym:
- grapnel, grapnel anchor - a light anchor for small boats
- mooring anchor - an anchor used to hold a mooring buoy or a channel marker in place
- mushroom anchor - an anchor used for semipermanent moorings; has a bowl-shaped head that will dig in however it falls
- sheet anchor, waist anchor - spare anchor for use in emergency
part holonym:
- flue, fluke - flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor
- shank, stem - cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
part meronym: vessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation

synonym: ground tackle
A central cohesive source of support and stability (synset 105702197)
hypernym: support - something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest

synonym: backbone, keystone, linchpin, lynchpin, mainstay
A television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute (synset 109812410)
hypernym: television newscaster, television reporter, tv newsman, tv reporter - someone who reports news stories via television

synonym: anchorman, anchorperson

Verb

Fix firmly and stably (synset 201307604)
hypernym: fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached

synonym: ground
Secure a vessel with an anchor (synset 201307376)
hypernym: fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached

synonym: cast anchor, drop anchor