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1. anchor, ground tackle -- (a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving).
2. anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin -- (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").
3. anchor, anchorman, anchorperson -- (a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute).

1. anchor, ground -- (fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete").
2. anchor, cast anchor, drop anchor -- (secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore").

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