What is the meaning of Anchor?

A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.

An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached. (FM 55-501).

The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)

Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.

Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.

A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlink.

An anchorman or anchorwoman.

The final runner in a relay race.

A point that is touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot.

A superstore or other facility that serves as a focus to bring customers into an area.

That which gives stability or security.

A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.

A screw anchor.

Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; part of the ornaments of certain mouldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.

One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges.

One of the calcareous spinules of certain holothurians, as in species of Synapta.

The thirty-fifth Lenormand card.

An anchorite or anchoress.

The brake of a vehicle.

A defensive player, especially one who counters the opposition's best offensive player.

A batter who remains in for a long time.

A device for attaching a climber at the top of a climb, such as a chain or ring or a natural feature.

To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.

To cast anchor; to come to anchor.

To stop; to fix or rest.

To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.