anchor

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈæŋkə/, SAMPA: /"{Nk3`/
• (US) enPR: ăngʹkər, IPA <sup>(key)</sup>: /ˈæŋkɚ/, SAMPA: /"{Nk@`/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular anchor

Plural anchors

An anchor

1. (countable) An anchor is a large heavy weight, attached to a boat by a rope and dropped to the bottom of the water, to hold the boat in place.

Verb

Plain form anchor

Third-person singular anchors

Past tense anchored

Past participle anchored

Present participle anchoring

1. If you anchor something, you hold it in place with an anchor.

   We'll anchor the boat tonight so we don't go anywhere while we sleep.