anchor
Noun
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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 somethinghyponym:
- 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:part meronym: vessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportationsynonym: ground tackle -
A central cohesive source of support and stability (synset 105702197)
"faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"hypernym: support - something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest
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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 televisionsynonym: anchorman, anchorperson
Verb
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Fix firmly and stably (synset 201307604)
"anchor the lamppost in concrete"synonym: ground
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Secure a vessel with an anchor (synset 201307376)
"We anchored at Baltimore"synonym: cast anchor, drop anchor
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