anchor | Definition of anchor

anchor

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of anchor

1 to put securely in place or in a desired position

used ropes and sandbags to anchor the hot-air balloon to the ground

Synonyms of anchor

catch, clamp, fasten, fix, hitch, moor, secure, set

Words Related to anchor

embed (also imbed), entrench (also intrench), implant, ingrain (also engrain), lodge, stuff, wedge

Near Antonyms of anchor

extract, prize, pry, pull, root (out), tear (out), uproot, wrest, yank

Antonyms of anchor

loose, loosen, unfasten, unfix, unloose, unloosen

2 to stop at or near a place along the shore

we'll anchor at Praia, Cape Verde

Synonyms of anchor

Words Related to anchor

berth, moor, tie up

arrive, reach, show up, turn up

debark, disembark

Phrases Synonymous with anchor

Near Antonyms of anchor

embark, launch, sail