n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: an · chored ; an · chor · ing \ -k( ə -)ri ŋ \
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1 : to hold in place in the water by an anchor < anchor a ship>
2 : to secure firmly : FIX < anchor a post in concrete>
3 : to act or serve as an anchor for <it is she who is anchor ing the rebuilding campaign ― G. D. Boone> < anchor ing the evening news>
intransitive verb
1 : to cast anchor
2 : to become fixed