anchor

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anchor Definition

• (n) a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
• (n) a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
• (n) a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
• (v) fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
• (v) secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore"

anchor Synonyms

• anchor
• anchorman
• anchorperson
• backbone
• cast anchor
• drop anchor
• ground
• ground tackle
• keystone
• linchpin
• lynchpin
• mainstay