A screw anchor.
Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.
A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.
A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlink.
The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)
A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
That which gives stability or security.
Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; part of the ornaments of certain mouldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.
One of the calcareous spinules of certain holothurians, as in species of Synapta.
The thirty-fifth Lenormand card.
A superstore or other facility that serves as a focus to bring customers into an area.
One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges.
The brake of a vehicle.
A defensive player, especially one who counters the opposition's best offensive player.
A point that is touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot.
A device for attaching a climber at the top of a climb, such as a chain or ring or a natural feature.
An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached. (FM 55-501).
The final runner in a relay race.
An anchorman or anchorwoman.
Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.
To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.
To stop; to fix or rest.
To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.
To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
The lever or pedal that controls this valve.
A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine.
To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
To control or adjust the speed of (an engine).
To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
To strangle or choke someone.