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OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)
"Anchor" Definition
noun
A rigid point of support, as for securing a rope.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A source of security or stability.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
An anchorperson.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Nautical A heavy object attached to a vessel by a cable or rope and cast overboard to keep the vessel in place either by its weight or by its flukes, which grip the bottom.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Sports An athlete, usually the strongest member of a team, who performs the last stage of a relay race or other competition.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb-intransitive
Nautical To drop anchor or lie at anchor.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb-transitive
Sports To serve as an anchor for (a team or competition).
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To hold fast by or as if by an anchor. See Synonyms at fasten.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To narrate or coordinate (a newscast).
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To provide or form an anchor store for: Two major stores anchor each end of the shopping mall.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb
To hold in place in the water by an anchor.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To secure firmly.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To act or serve as an anchor for.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To cast anchor.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To become fixed.
Source: Merriam-Webster
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