ANCHOR


Meaning of ANCHOR in English

I.

noun

VERB + ANCHOR

▪ cast , drop , lower

The ship cast ~ in the bay.

We dropped ~ off a small island.

▪ raise , weigh

We raised the ~ and set sail.

We weighed ~ next morning and sailed south.

▪ lie at , ride at

The ship lay at ~ in the bay.

PREPOSITION

▪ at ~

the ships at ~ in the bay

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ firmly , securely , well

The crane is securely ~ed at two points.

PREPOSITION

▪ to

The ropes were ~ed to the rocks.

Anchor is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ ship

Anchor is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ boat , ↑ vessel

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .