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Anchoring

verb
Word Frequency: 1.0

Definitions

1.verbTo connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
2.verbTo cast anchor; to come to anchor.
"Our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream."
3.verbTo stop; to fix or rest.
4.verbTo provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
5.verbTo perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.
6.verbTo be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.
7.nounThe act or means by which something is anchored or made firm.
8.nounThe tendency of people to place subsequently refined answers to a given question close to the initially estimated answer, giving unduly weight to the initial answer, such as adjusting the initial estimate of "20%" to "30%" when "90%" would be more appropriate.

Synonyms

bog downembogenmiredrop anchoraffixfixhostpresentsupportceaseholdfocalism

Rhymes With

hankeringcankering
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