anchor1 nounanchor2 verb
anchoran‧chor1 /ˈæŋkə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINanchor1
Origin:
800-900 Latin anchora, from Greek ankyraEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- He was the anchor for the BBC's nine o'clock news for over 10 years.
- These ancient trees are a spiritual anchor that our culture needs to hold on to.
- We dropped anchor a few yards offshore.
- As she waited, she began to study the anchor cables around her.
- Finally on the fourth day one of the anchor ropes sheered through and we lost that anchor to the gale.
- He was martyred when thrown into the Black Sea with an anchor tied to him.
- His one serious anchor was the friendship with Madame Phan.
- Neither parliament nor the law was open, though these provided both soaring fame and a practical anchor for similarly gifted men.
- The anchors are usually linked by sundry cords and tapes of varying age and wear.
- The weather segments also give the anchors a chance to banter with the weather people and lighten the proceedings.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who presents a television or radio programme
British someone on a television or radio programme who tells you what the programme will be about, and introduces the other people in it: · The presenter read the news headlines.· Libby Purves, the radio presenter, has also written several novels.
American someone on a television or radio programme who tells you what the programme will be about, or who tells you about a sports game as it is happening: · The announcer said that the contestants had been chosen at random.· Scully was the radio announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers' games before moving to network television.
someone who introduces the people on a show and who talks to people or about reports or scenes included in the programme - use this especially about talk shows, game shows, or quiz shows: · Minelli was the host for the two-hour awards program.· Jay Leno, the host of the "Tonight" show
British /anchor/newscaster American someone who reads the news on TV or radio, and introduces news reports: · Lehrer is the respected anchor of the News Hour.· John Humphrys became a top BBC foreign correspondent, newsreader, and co-presenter of Radio 4's Today programme.· Wilson is retiring after 20 years as a newscaster at Channel 7.
someone who asks a famous person questions on television, for example about their personal experiences, political opinions etc: · Paxman is seen as a tough interviewer who rarely lets politicians off the hook.· My most shocking moment as an interviewer was when a movie star came on drunk and threatened to hit my other guests.
the main person who reads the news on a television news programme: · He was the anchor for the BBC's nine o'clock news for over 10 years.
someone on television or radio who describes an event as it is happening, especially a sports game: · Parcells, the former New York Giants coach, later became a sports commentator on television.
someone who plays records and talks to people on a music programme on the radio: · Wolfman Jack was a famous deejay in the 1960s.· DJ Barry Scott hosts an oldies program on WZLX.
someone who introduces music videos on television: · Hunter is a former MTV veejay.·
WORD SETSaction replay, nounAM, nounanchor, nounanchor, verbanchorperson, nounannounce, verbannouncer, nounantenna, nounAutocue, nounbleep, verbbreakfast television, nounbroadcaster, nounbroadcasting, nouncable, nouncable television, call-in, nouncathode ray tube, nounchannel surfing, nounchat show, nounclosedown, nounCNN, continuity, noundisc jockey, nounepisode, nounfast-forward, verbfly-on-the-wall, adjectiveFM, noungame show, nounghetto blaster, nounheadphones, nounhost, nouninfomercial, nouninfotainment, nouninstant replay, nouninterference, nounITV, lead-in, nounlocal radio, nounloop, nounminiseries, nounmonitor, nounnarrator, nounnetwork, nounnetwork, verbnews, nounnews agency, nounnews bulletin, nounnewscast, nounnewsflash, nounnewsreader, nounomnibus, nounon, prepositionout-take, nounphone-in, nounpilot, nounplay-by-play, nounpresent, verbprime time, nounprogramme, nounprogramming, nounpublic access channel, nounpublic television, nounquestion master, nounquiz, nounradio, nounremote, nounrepeat, verbrepeat, nounrequest, nounscreen, nounscreen, verbscreening, nounscreenplay, nounscreenwriter, nounscriptwriter, nounseason, nounsimulcast, verbsitcom, nounsituation comedy, nounsoap, nounsoap opera, nounsound, nounspeaker, nounspin-off, nounsplit screen, nounsportscast, nounspot, nounstation break, nounstudio, nounstudio audience, nounswingometer, nountalking head, nountalk show, nountest card, nountrailer, nountransmission, nountube, nounTV, nounvideo, nounvideo camera, nounvideo nasty, nounvoice-over, nounwardrobe, nounweatherman, nounwireless, nounzapper, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
We dropped anchor a few yards offshore. The next morning, they weighed anchor (=lifted the anchor) and began to move south again.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES There was a large ship riding at anchor in the bay.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
We dropped anchor a few yards offshore. The next morning, they weighed anchor (=lifted the anchor) and began to move south again. There was a large ship riding at anchor in the bay.· Emerald Yeh, the news anchor, wanted to do a telephone piece.· Earnest questions were asked by the news anchor, and earnest answers were given by the consultants.
VERB· Giglio is equally charming, although you need to be careful when dropping an anchor.· While Pottz tacked to and fro energetically seeking out the elusive peak, Richie dropped anchor and contemplated the horizon.· We dropped anchor there, and the fishermen disappeared back into harbour, leaving us to our fate.· On June 9, 1741, the Centurion dropped anchor at last at Juan Fernandez.· Clayt was forced to drop anchor in open water.· The ship finally dropped anchor at a beautiful isle of the Marquesas.
· We weighed anchor next morning and sailed down the fiord on a calm sea.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1- Clayt was forced to drop anchor in open water.
- Everybody said that Floyd Johnson probably dropped anchor somewhere to wait to the next day instead of coming in in the fog.
- On June 9, 1741, the Centurion dropped anchor at last at Juan Fernandez.
- The ship finally dropped anchor at a beautiful isle of the Marquesas.
- We dropped anchor there, and the fishermen disappeared back into harbour, leaving us to our fate.
- While Pottz tacked to and fro energetically seeking out the elusive peak, Richie dropped anchor and contemplated the horizon.
- It was time to weigh anchor on the cruise to Alaska.
- We weighed anchor next morning and sailed down the fiord on a calm sea.
a piece of heavy metal that is lowered to the bottom of the sea, a lake etc to prevent a ship or boat movingat anchor The ship was at anchor. We dropped anchor a few yards offshore. The next morning, they weighed anchor (=lifted the anchor) and began to move south again.2especially American English someone who reads the news on TV and introduces news reports SYN newsreader British English: Dan Rather, anchor of the CBC Evening News3someone or something that provides a feeling of support and safety: Dad was the anchor of the family.anchor1 nounanchor2 verb
anchoranchor2 verb VERB TABLE
anchor
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | anchor |
| he, she, it | anchors | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | anchored |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have anchored |
| he, she, it | has anchored | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had anchored |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will anchor |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have anchored |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am anchoring |
| he, she, it | is anchoring | |
| you, we, they | are anchoring | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was anchoring |
| you, we, they | were anchoring | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been anchoring |
| he, she, it | has been anchoring | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been anchoring |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be anchoring |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been anchoring |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Captain Cook anchored in Opunohu Bay in the 1760s.
- The new company will be anchored by the Hobart food-equipment group.
- The new hour-long program is anchored by Mark McEwen.
- The panel was firmly anchored by two large bolts.
- Designers are considering enlarging and strengthening the concrete foundations, and anchoring them into Bay soils with steel pilings.
- I use long lengths of floating row cover, anchored with bricks and stones, on annual and perennial beds.
- If words had weight, a single sentence from Death would have anchored a ship.
- The importance of self-esteem To be assertive you need to have your self-esteem well anchored.
- We anchored about fifty yards away.
WORD SETS
action replay, nounAM, nounanchor, nounanchor, verbanchorperson, nounannounce, verbannouncer, nounantenna, nounAutocue, nounbleep, verbbreakfast television, nounbroadcaster, nounbroadcasting, nouncable, nouncable television, call-in, nouncathode ray tube, nounchannel surfing, nounchat show, nounclosedown, nounCNN, continuity, noundisc jockey, nounepisode, nounfast-forward, verbfly-on-the-wall, adjectiveFM, noungame show, nounghetto blaster, nounheadphones, nounhost, nouninfomercial, nouninfotainment, nouninstant replay, nouninterference, nounITV, lead-in, nounlocal radio, nounloop, nounminiseries, nounmonitor, nounnarrator, nounnetwork, nounnetwork, verbnews, nounnews agency, nounnews bulletin, nounnewscast, nounnewsflash, nounnewsreader, nounomnibus, nounon, prepositionout-take, nounphone-in, nounpilot, nounplay-by-play, nounpresent, verbprime time, nounprogramme, nounprogramming, nounpublic access channel, nounpublic television, nounquestion master, nounquiz, nounradio, nounremote, nounrepeat, verbrepeat, nounrequest, nounscreen, nounscreen, verbscreening, nounscreenplay, nounscreenwriter, nounscriptwriter, nounseason, nounsimulcast, verbsitcom, nounsituation comedy, nounsoap, nounsoap opera, nounsound, nounspeaker, nounspin-off, nounsplit screen, nounsportscast, nounspot, nounstation break, nounstudio, nounstudio audience, nounswingometer, nountalking head, nountalk show, nountest card, nountrailer, nountransmission, nountube, nounTV, nounvideo, nounvideo camera, nounvideo nasty, nounvoice-over, nounwardrobe, nounweatherman, nounwireless, nounzapper, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES There was a large ship riding at anchor in the bay.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
There was a large ship riding at anchor in the bay.· Having made Winter Marsh from the Crouch I anchored off a shallow bay and rowed ashore in the dinghy.· A naval ship was also anchored off the hotel's beach.
NOUN· If words had weight, a single sentence from Death would have anchored a ship.· The immense dumbbell-shape drew closer, almost languidly there out a wide-focus tractor beam, and anchored our two ships together.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[intransitive, transitive] to lower the anchor on a ship or boat to hold it in one place SYN moor: - Her personal ideals were anchored in her Irish heritage.
- A tower is anchored in the rock with guy wires that hum in the wind.
- The aerodrome was well established, with the headquarters on board the seaplane tender Ark Royal which was anchored in the bay.
- Clayt was forced to drop anchor in open water.
- Everybody said that Floyd Johnson probably dropped anchor somewhere to wait to the next day instead of coming in in the fog.
- On June 9, 1741, the Centurion dropped anchor at last at Juan Fernandez.
- The ship finally dropped anchor at a beautiful isle of the Marquesas.
- We dropped anchor there, and the fishermen disappeared back into harbour, leaving us to our fate.
- While Pottz tacked to and fro energetically seeking out the elusive peak, Richie dropped anchor and contemplated the horizon.
- It was time to weigh anchor on the cruise to Alaska.
- We weighed anchor next morning and sailed down the fiord on a calm sea.
Three tankers were anchored in the harbor.2[transitive] to fasten something firmly so that it cannot move: The shelves should be securely anchored to the wall.GRAMMAR Anchor is usually passive in this meaning.3be anchored in something to be strongly connected with a particular system, way of life etc: John’s outlook has always been anchored in the political mainstream.4[transitive] to provide a feeling of support, safety, or help for someone or an organization: Steve anchors the team’s defense. Her life was anchored by her religion.5[transitive] American English to be the person who reads the news and introduces reports on television SYN present: Collins anchors the 6 o'clock news.