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Vinony

anchor

noun

  1. mooring device
  2. type of climbing equipment
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verb

  1. securing a vessel in a fixed position at sea or in a body of water to prevent drifting or moving
  2. to hold by or as if by an anchor or to form an anchor store
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈæŋ.kəː/ / [ˈæŋ.kəː] / /ˈæŋ.kɚ/

name

Etymology: From anchor (“mooring device”).

  1. A male given name.

noun

Etymology: Alternative form.

  1. Alternative form of anker.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English anchoren, ankeren, either from the noun or perhaps (via Old French ancrer) from a Medieval Latin verb ancorare, from the same Latin word ancora.

  1. To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
  2. To cast anchor; to come to anchor.

    “Our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream.”

  3. To stop; to fix or rest.

    “My invention […] anchors on Isabel.”

  4. To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
  5. To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.
  6. To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.

    “It is an incredible tale and one that makes no sense on so many levels. Only two years ago Leicester were anchored to the foot of the Premier League and staring at the prospect of relegation to the Championship under Nigel Pearson.”