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Meaning of "ANCHOR" in Hindi


Meaning of "ANCHOR" in English
  1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the ship in a particular station.
  2. Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable, or other similar part; a contrivance used by founders to hold the core of a mold in place.
  3. Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on which we place dependence for safety.

Examples and usage


To better understand the meaning of "ANCHOR", certain examples of its usage are presented.
Examples from famous English prose on the use of the word "ANCHOR"
  1. "Your house shall be not an anchor but a mast."

     -  The word/phrase "anchor" was used by "Khalil Gibran" in "The Prophet".
  2. "He saw that this association was a mere anchor to save him from self-contempt."

     -  "Leo Tolstoy" has used the anchor in the novel Anna Karenina.
  3. "God damn it! Hush up! Paul D was shouting, falling, reaching for anchor."

     -  To understand the meaning of anchor, please see the following usage by Toni Morrison in Beloved.
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"ANCHOR" has been recently used in news headlines. Please see the examples below.
  1. CIL decides against anchor investors for IPO - economictimes.indiatimes.com
  2. Eros International to allot 3.6 mn shares to anchor investors - economictimes.indiatimes.com
  3. Ashoka Buildcon IPO gets strong response from anchor investors - economictimes.indiatimes.com

Usage of "ANCHOR": Examples from famous English Poetry
  1. "And anchor queen of the strange shipping there,"
      - This term anchor was used by Robert Bridges in the Poem A Passer-by.
  2. "Perhaps because at anchor we are free."
      - This term anchor was used by Ricercare in f sharp minor.By Johann Pachelbel.Sequenced by Pierre Luquet, at Kunst der Fuge. in the Poem Harbors Hold Our Cravings in Their Arms.

Thesaurus and related words


Words related to "ANCHOR" from the English Thesaurus.
  1. ground tackle, hook, claw, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin, support, anchorman, anchorperson, television reporter, television newscaster, tv reporter, tv newsman, ground, fasten, fix, secure, cast drop fasten, fix, secure, affix, anchorage, annex

Other words related to "ANCHOR"

Cast anchor, Sheet of anchor, Sea-anchor, Egg and anchor moulding, To anchor, Moor at anchor, To cast anchor, Sheet anchor, Ring anchor, Weather-anchor, To weight anchor

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