a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

[ Syn: ground tackle ]

a central cohesive source of support and stability; faith is his anchor; the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money; he is the linchpin of this firm

[ Syn: mainstay , keystone , backbone , linchpin , lynchpin ]

a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute

[ Syn: anchorman , anchorperson ]

fix firmly and stably; anchor the lamppost in concrete

[ Syn: ground ]

secure a vessel with an anchor; We anchored at Baltimore

[ Syn: cast anchor , drop anchor ]