[ang-ker] 
| 1. | any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold. |
| 2. | any similar device for holding fast or checking motion: an anchor of stones. |
| 3. | any device for securing a suspension or cantilever bridge at either end. |
| 4. | any of various devices, as a metal tie, for binding one part of a structure to another. |
| 5. | a person or thing that can be relied on for support, stability, or security; mainstay: Hope was his only anchor. |
| 6. | Radio and Television. a person who is the main broadcaster on a program of news, sports, etc., and who usually also serves as coordinator of all participating broadcasters during the program; anchorman or anchorwoman; anchorperson. |
| 7. | Television. a program that attracts many viewers who are likely to stay tuned to the network for the programs that follow. |
| 8. | a well-known store, esp. a department store, that attracts customers to the shopping center in which it is located. |
| 9. | Slang. automotive brakes. |
| 10. | Military. a key position in defense lines. |
| 11. | Also, anchorman. Sports.
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| 12. | to hold fast by an anchor. |
| 13. | to fix or fasten; affix firmly: The button was anchored to the cloth with heavy thread. |
| 14. | to act or serve as an anchor for: He anchored the evening news. |
| 15. | to drop anchor; lie or ride at anchor: The ship anchored at dawn. |
| 16. | to keep hold or be firmly fixed: The insect anchored fast to its prey. |
| 17. | Sports, Radio and Television. to act or serve as an anchor. |
| 18. | at anchor, held in place by an anchor: The luxury liner is at anchor in the harbor. |
| 19. | drag anchor, (of a vessel) to move with a current or wind because an anchor has failed to hold. |
| 20. | drop anchor, to anchor a vessel: They dropped anchor in a bay to escape the storm. |
| 21. | weigh anchor, to raise the anchor: We will weigh anchor at dawn. |
