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# anchor

«anchor» in Mova's school dictionary: **a heavy metal object on a chain or rope that is dropped…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (an anchor, anchors); verb (anchor, anchors, anchored, anchoring)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An anchor is a heavy metal object on a chain or rope that is dropped from a boat to the sea floor to stop the boat from drifting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anchor/#m1)

2) To anchor is to stop a boat with an anchor, or to fix something firmly so it cannot move. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anchor/#m2)

3) An anchor (news anchor) is the main person who presents a TV news programme. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anchor/#m3)

4) In a team, the anchor is the strongest one who goes last, like in a relay race or tug of war. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anchor/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In stories about pirates and sailors, ships «drop anchor» or «weigh anchor» (pull it up to leave). In safety lessons tall furniture and tents must be anchored so they do not fall or blow away. In science, roots anchor plants in the soil. Phrases: «drop anchor», «weigh anchor», «at anchor», «anchored to».

### examples

- The ship dropped anchor in the bay. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anchor/#x1)
- The sailors pulled up the heavy anchor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anchor/#x2)
- We anchored the tent with pegs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anchor/#x3)
- Roots anchor the tree in the ground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anchor/#x4)
- The boat was at anchor near the island. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anchor/#x5)
- The news anchor read the headlines. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anchor/#x6)
- She ran the anchor leg in the relay. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anchor/#x7)
- Dad anchored the bookcase to the wall so it won't tip over. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anchor/#x8)
- Presently the sailors lowered the anchor and landed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anchor/#x9)

### note

Spelling: anchor with «ch» said like «k» («ANG-ker»). «Anchor» can be a noun and a verb. A person who anchors a show is also called a newsreader or presenter.

### In the corpora

- [Roots anchor a plant in the soil so wind and rain cannot easily pull it out.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/21-parts-of-a-plant/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «anchor» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anchor/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.