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Meaning of anchor

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  anchor
      n 1: a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
           [syn: {anchor}, {ground tackle}]
      2: 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" [syn:
         {anchor}, {mainstay}, {keystone}, {backbone}, {linchpin},
         {lynchpin}]
      3: a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which
         several correspondents contribute [syn: {anchor},
         {anchorman}, {anchorperson}]
      v 1: fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
           [syn: {anchor}, {ground}]
      2: secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore"
         [syn: {anchor}, {cast anchor}, {drop anchor}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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