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anchor
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Sense: Noun: device to secure a boat
Synonyms:
mooring, killick, grapnel, kedge, bower
Antonyms:
propeller, sail Collocations
Sense: Noun: anything that holds
Synonyms:
support Collocations, mainstay, ballast Collocations, safeguard, security Collocations, protection Collocations, hold Collocations, tie Collocations, clamp Collocations, fastener, hook Collocations, grip Collocations, clasp Collocations, chain Collocations, shackle, irons, pillar Collocations, lock Collocations, backbone Collocations, foothold, defense Collocations, defence (UK), cinch, lynchpin
Sense: Verb: make secure
Synonyms:
tie Collocations, tie down, tie up, secure Collocations, attach Collocations, fasten Collocations, clinch, make sth secure, shackle, fix Collocations, affix, fix sth in place, secure sth in place
Antonyms:
loosen, detach Collocations, disconnect Collocations, release Collocations, unfasten, unfix, pry off
Sense: Verb: drop an anchor
Synonyms:
drop anchor, lay anchor, cast anchor, moor Collocations, heave the hook
Antonyms:
embark, sail Collocations, set out for sea, weigh anchor, raise anchor, launch Collocations
Sense: Noun: news presenter
Synonyms:
anchorman, anchorwoman, newscaster, newsreader, host Collocations, commentator, reporter Collocations, TV reporter
Antonyms:
viewer Collocations, audience Collocations


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