Word

anchor, v.
(anchored, anchoring, anchors)
freq. cnt. 6

secure a vessel with an anchor
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

anchor cast anchor drop anchor

sample sentences

"We anchored at Baltimore"

verb frames

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verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

anchorage anchor anchorage

semantic pointers

hypernym

fasten, fix, secure

fix firmly and stably
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

anchor ground

sample sentences

"anchor the lamppost in concrete"

verb frames

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verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

fasten, fix, secure