A small anchor used for warping a vessel.
A glutton.
To move with the help of a kedge, as described above.
To warp (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.
A place to moor a vessel.
The act of securing a vessel with a cable or anchor etc.
Something to which one adheres, or the means that helps one to maintain a stable position and keep one's identity - moral, intellectual, political, etc.