[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. |
[wey] | 1. | to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device: to weigh oneself; to weigh potatoes; to weigh gases. |
| 2. | to hold up or balance, as in the hand, in order to estimate the weight. |
| 3. | to measure, separate, or apportion (a certain quantity of something) according to weight (usually fol. by out): to weigh out five pounds of sugar. |
| 4. | to make heavy; increase the weight or bulk of; weight: We weighed the drapes to make them hang properly. |
| 5. | to evaluate in the mind; consider carefully in order to reach an opinion, decision, or choice: to weigh the facts; to weigh a proposal. |
| 6. | Archaic. to raise, lift, or hoist (something). |
| 7. | Obsolete. to think important; esteem. |
| 8. | to have weight or a specified amount of weight: to weigh less; to weigh a ton. |
| 9. | to have importance, moment, or consequence: Your recommendation weighs heavily in his favor. |
| 10. | to bear down as a weight or burden (usually fol. by on or upon): Responsibility weighed upon her. |
| 11. | to consider carefully or judicially: to weigh well before deciding. |
| 12. | (of a ship) to raise the anchor and get under way: The ship weighed early and escaped in the fog. |
| 13. | weigh down,
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| 14. | weigh in, Sports.
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| 15. | weigh out, Horse Racing. (of a jockey)
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| 16. | weigh anchor, Nautical. to heave up a ship's anchor in preparation for getting under way. |
| 17. | weigh one's words. word (def. 27). |