ANCHOR
Dictionary entry overview: What does anchor mean?
• ANCHOR (noun)
The noun ANCHOR has 3 senses:
1. a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
2. a central cohesive source of support and stability
3. a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
Familiarity information: ANCHOR used as a noun is uncommon.
• ANCHOR (verb)
The verb ANCHOR has 2 senses:
1. fix firmly and stably
2. secure a vessel with an anchor
Familiarity information: ANCHOR used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ANCHOR (noun)
Meaning:
A mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
anchor; ground tackle
Hypernyms ("anchor" is a kind of...):
claw; hook (a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something)
Meronyms (parts of "anchor"):
flue; fluke (flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor)
shank; stem (cylinder forming a long narrow part of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anchor"):
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)
Holonyms ("anchor" is a part of...):
vessel; watercraft (a craft designed for water transportation)
Meaning:
A central cohesive source of support and stability
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
lynchpin; linchpin; keystone; backbone; anchor; mainstay
Context examples:
faith is his anchor / the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money / he is the linchpin of this firm
Hypernyms ("anchor" is a kind of...):
support (something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest)
Meaning:
A television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
anchorperson; anchorman; anchor
Hypernyms ("anchor" is a kind of...):
television newscaster; television reporter; TV newsman; TV reporter (someone who reports news stories via television)
• ANCHOR (verb)
Meaning:
Fix firmly and stably
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
anchor; ground
Context example:
anchor the lamppost in concrete
Hypernyms (to "anchor" is one way to...):
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Secure a vessel with an anchor
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
cast anchor; drop anchor; anchor
Context example:
We anchored at Baltimore
Hypernyms (to "anchor" is one way to...):
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
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