To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to
anchor a ship.

To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the
captain) anchored in the stream.

An emblem of hope.

One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges; also,
one of the calcareous spinules of certain Holothurians, as in species
of Synapta.

A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.

Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on which
we place dependence for safety.

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.

i. demir, çapa. An anchor is used to maintain a ship’s position. (Çapa, geminin pozisyonunu korumada kullanılır.)

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.

Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; –
a part of the ornaments of certain moldings. It is seen in the echinus,
or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.