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Substantiivi

1. (nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
2. (obsolete) An anchorite or anchoress.
3. (nautical) An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached. (FM 55-501).
4. (nautical) The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)
5. (heraldry) Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.
6. Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.
7. (Internet) A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlink.
8. (computing) A line of code in a program which acts as a reference point for further code to be added immediately before or after, usually via copy and paste.
9. (television) An anchorman or anchorwoman.
10. (athletics) The final runner in a relay race.
11. (archery) A point that is touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot.
12. (economics) A superstore or other facility that serves as a focus to bring customers into an area.
13. (figurative) That which gives stability or security.
14. (architecture) A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.
15. (US) A screw anchor.
16. (architecture) Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; part of the ornaments of certain mouldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.
17. One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges.
18. One of the calcareous spinules of certain holothurians, as in species of Synapta.
19. (cartomancy) The thirty-fifth Lenormand card.
20. (slang) The brake of a vehicle.
21. (soccer) A defensive player, especially one who counters the opposition's best offensive player.
22. (cricket) A batter who remains in for a long time.
23. (climbing) A device for attaching a climber at the top of a climb, such as a chain or ring or a natural feature.

Verbi

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