Anchor | Mean of anchor in English Dictionary

/ˈæŋkɚ/

• Noun
• a heavy device that is attached to a boat or ship by a rope or chain and that is thrown into the water to hold the boat or ship in place
1. The ship dropped anchor in a secluded harbor.
2. Several yachts stood/sat/rode at anchor [=were held in place by an anchor] in the harbor.
3. The crew weighed anchor [=lifted the anchor] and prepared to sail.
• a person or thing that provides strength and support
1. a star quarterback who has been the anchor [=the most important part] of a football team's offense for many years
2. He described his wife as the emotional anchor of his life.
3. a local bank that has been the financial anchor of the community
• a large store that attracts customers and other businesses to an area (such as a shopping mall)
1. an anchor store

• someone who reads the news on a television broadcast
1. a television news anchor
• Verb
• to keep a ship or boat from moving by using an anchor
1. They anchored the ship in the bay.
2. The ship anchored in the bay.
• to connect (something) to a solid base
1. The cables of the bridge are anchored to the hillside.
2. Her authority is anchored in more than 20 years of experience.
• to be the strongest and most important part of (something)
1. a star quarterback who has anchored the team's offense for many years
• to read the news on (a television broadcast)
1. She anchors the nightly news broadcast.