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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Anchor \An"chor\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Anchored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Anchoring}.] [Cf. F. ancrer.]
1. To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to anchor a ship.
2. To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as, to anchor the cables of a suspension bridge.
Till that my nails were anchored in thine eyes. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Anchored \An"chored\, adjective
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}.]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "anchored": aground, caught, chained, fast, fastened, fixed, grounded, held, high and dry, impacted, inextricable, jammed, moored, packed, riveted, set, settled, staple, stated, stranded, stuck, stuck fast, tethered, tied, transfixed, wedged
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