drop anchor (verb)
1drop anchor — verb secure a vessel with an anchor We anchored at Baltimore • Syn: ↑anchor, ↑cast anchor • Derivationally related forms: ↑anchor (for: ↑anchor), ↑anchorage ( …
2drop — 1 verb FALL/ALLOW TO FALL 1 (T) to stop holding or carrying something so that it falls: I must have dropped my scarf on the bus. | The dog dropped a stick at George s feet. 2 FALL (I) to fall suddenly, especially from a high place: A bottle… …
3anchor — [[t]æ̱ŋkə(r)[/t]] anchors, anchoring, anchored 1) N COUNT An anchor is a heavy hooked object that is dropped from a boat into the water at the end of a chain in order to make the boat stay in one place. 2) V ERG When a boat anchors or when you… …
4anchor — /ˈæŋkə / (say angkuh) noun 1. a device for holding boats, vessels, floating bridges, etc., in place. 2. any similar device for holding fast or checking motion. 3. a key person; mainstay. 4. (in a tug of war team) the person, usually the one who… …
5anchor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. berth, slip, buoy, grapnel, kedge; mainstay, safeguard; anchorman, woman, or person. v. cast anchor, moor; fix, attach, fasten; hold fast. See navigation, stability, communication, connection. II… …
6drop — /drɒp / (say drop) noun 1. a small quantity of liquid which falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule. 2. the quantity of liquid contained in such a mass. 3. a. a very small quantity of liquid. b. a small drink,… …
7anchor */ — I UK [ˈæŋkə(r)] / US [ˈæŋkər] noun [countable] Word forms anchor : singular anchor plural anchors 1) a heavy object that is dropped into the water to prevent a boat from moving at anchor (= held still using an anchor): luxury yachts at anchor in… …
8anchor — an|chor1 [ æŋkər ] noun count * 1. ) a heavy object that is dropped into the water to prevent a boat from moving: at anchor (=held still using an anchor): luxury yachts at anchor in the port drop anchor: We dropped anchor off the coast of Cape… …
9cast anchor — verb secure a vessel with an anchor We anchored at Baltimore • Syn: ↑anchor, ↑drop anchor • Derivationally related forms: ↑anchor (for: ↑anchor), ↑anchorage ( …
10drop — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 reduction ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, huge, large, massive ▪ marked, noticeable, significant, substantial …
