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anchor verb. ME.
[Old & mod. French ancrer = medieval Latin anc(h)orare: see ANCHOR noun1.]
verb trans. Secure (a ship etc.) by means of an anchor; place at or bring to anchor. ME.
Southey It was not possible to anchor the fleet. Scott Fitzgerald An enormous couch on which two young women were buoyed up as though upon an anchored balloon.
verb trans. transf. & fig. Fix as with an anchor, fix firmly. ME.
Shakespeare Richard III Till that my nails were anchor'd in thine eyes. E. O'Neill Green seaweed anchored to a rock. J. B. Priestley I didn't feel quite right in my mind, I wasn't firmly anchored to reality.
verb intrans. Cast anchor; come to anchor; be moored by means of an anchor. L16.
Milton Sea-faring men..whose Bark by chance Or Pinnace anchors in a craggy Bay. fig.: Shakespeare Measure for Measure Heaven hath my empty words, Whilst my invention..Anchors on Isabel.
verb trans. & intrans. Act as anchorperson of (a broadcast programme). M20.