| anchor | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. anchor, ground tackle | a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving. |
| ~ flue, fluke | flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor. |
| ~ grapnel anchor, grapnel | a light anchor for small boats. |
| ~ claw, hook | a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something. |
| ~ mooring anchor | an anchor used to hold a mooring buoy or a channel marker in place. |
| ~ mushroom anchor | an anchor used for semipermanent moorings; has a bowl-shaped head that will dig in however it falls. |
| ~ shank, stem | cylinder forming a long narrow part of something. |
| ~ sheet anchor, waist anchor | spare anchor for use in emergency. |
| ~ vessel, watercraft | a craft designed for water transportation. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. anchor, backbone, keystone, linchpin, lynchpin, mainstay | a central cohesive source of support and stability.; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" |
| ~ support | something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest.; "the policy found little public support"; "his faith was all the support he needed"; "the team enjoyed the support of their fans" |
| n. (person) | 3. anchor, anchorman, anchorperson | a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute. |
| ~ television newscaster, television reporter, tv newsman, tv reporter | someone who reports news stories via television. |
| v. (contact) | 4. anchor, ground | fix firmly and stably.; "anchor the lamppost in concrete" |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| v. (contact) | 5. anchor, cast anchor, drop anchor | secure a vessel with an anchor.; "We anchored at Baltimore" |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| tie down | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. bind, tie down, tie up, truss | secure with or as if with ropes.; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed" |
| ~ chain up | tie up with chains.; "chain up the prisoners" |
| ~ faggot up, faggot, fagot | bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot.; "faggot up the sticks" |
| ~ faggot, fagot | fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them. |
| ~ hog-tie | tie together somebody's limbs.; "The prisoner was hog-tied" |
| ~ restrain, confine, hold | to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement.; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| v. (communication) | 2. tie down | restrain from independence by an obligation.; "He was tied down by his work" |
| ~ oblige, obligate, bind, hold | bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted.; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" |
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