Definition of Anchored

(imp. & p. p.)
of Anchor
  

(a.)
Held by an anchor; at anchor; held safely; as, an anchored bark; also, shaped like an anchor; forked; as, an anchored tongue.
  

(a.)
Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor; as, an anchored cross.
  

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anchored
\an"chored\ (&?;), a.
1. held by an anchor; at anchor; held safely; as, an anchored bark; also, shaped like an anchor; forked; as, an anchored tongue.
2. (her.) having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor; as, an anchored cross. [sometimes spelt ancred.]

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Angoredig = a. anchored

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Noun
1. a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
(synonym) ground tackle
(hypernym) hook, claw
(hyponym) grapnel, grapnel anchor
(part-holonym) vessel, watercraft
(part-meronym) fluke, flue
(derivation) cast anchor, drop anchor
2. 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"
(synonym) mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin
(hypernym) support
(derivation) ground
3. a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
(synonym) anchorman, anchorperson
(hypernym) television reporter, television newscaster, TV reporter, TV newsman

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Verb
1. fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
(synonym) ground
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
(derivation) mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin
2. secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore"
(synonym) cast anchor, drop anchor
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
(derivation) ground tackle