anchor

1. 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
2. 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
   synonym: backbone, keystone, linchpin, lynchpin, mainstay
3. 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

1. Fix firmly and stably (synset 201307604)
   "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
   hypernym: fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached
   synonym: ground
2. Secure a vessel with an anchor (synset 201307376)
   "We anchored at Baltimore"
   hypernym: fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached
   synonym: cast anchor, drop anchor

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