Anchor
English Meaning
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.
- Nautical A heavy object attached to a vessel by a cable or rope and cast overboard to keep the vessel in place either by its weight or by its flukes, which grip the bottom.
- A rigid point of support, as for securing a rope.
- A source of security or stability.
- Sports An athlete, usually the strongest member of a team, who performs the last stage of a relay race or other competition.
- Sports The person at the end of a tug-of-war team.
- An anchorperson.
- To hold fast by or as if by an anchor. See Synonyms at fasten.
- Sports To serve as an anchor for (a team or competition).
- To narrate or coordinate (a newscast).
- To provide or form an anchor store for: Two major stores anchor each end of the shopping mall.
- Nautical To drop anchor or lie at anchor.
Examples | ഉദാഹരണങ്ങൾ
The below examples are taken from The Holy Bible.
Acts 27:40
And they let go the anchors and left them in the sea, meanwhile loosing the rudder ropes; and they hoisted the mainsail to the wind and made for shore.
നങàµà´•àµ‚à´°à´‚ à´…à´±àµà´¤àµà´¤àµ കടലിൽ വിടàµà´Ÿàµ à´šàµà´•àµà´•à´¾à´¨àµà´±àµ† കെടàµà´Ÿàµà´‚ à´…à´´à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ പെരàµà´®àµà´ªà´¾à´¯àµ കാറàµà´±àµà´®àµà´–മായി കൊടàµà´¤àµà´¤àµ കരെകàµà´•àµ നേരെ ഔടി.
Mark 6:53
When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret and anchored there.
അവർ à´…à´•àµà´•à´°àµ† à´Žà´¤àµà´¤à´¿ ഗെനàµà´¨àµ‡à´¸à´°à´¤àµà´¤àµ ദേശതàµà´¤àµ അണഞàµà´žàµ.
Acts 27:30
And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, when they had let down the skiff into the sea, under pretense of putting out anchors from the prow,
à´Žà´¨àµà´¨à´¾àµ½ à´•à´ªàµà´ªàµ½à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¼ à´•à´ªàµà´ªàµ½ വിടàµà´Ÿàµ ഔടിപàµà´ªàµ‹à´•àµà´µà´¾àµ» വിചാരിചàµà´šàµ അണിയതàµà´¤àµà´¨à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ നങàµà´•àµ‚à´°à´‚ ഇടàµà´µà´¾àµ» പോകàµà´¨àµà´¨àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµà´³àµà´³ à´à´¾à´µà´¤àµà´¤à´¿àµ½ തോണി കടലിൽ ഇറകàµà´•à´¿.
Hebrews 6:19
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil,
à´† à´ªàµà´°à´¤àµà´¯à´¾à´¶ നമàµà´•àµà´•àµ ആതàµà´®à´¾à´µà´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† ഒരൠനങàµà´•àµ‚à´°à´‚ തനàµà´¨àµ‡; അതൠനിശàµà´šà´¯à´µàµà´‚ à´¸àµà´¥à´¿à´°à´µàµà´‚ തിരശàµà´¶àµ€à´²àµ†à´•àµà´•à´•à´¤àµà´¤àµ‡à´•àµà´•àµ à´•à´Ÿà´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµà´®à´¾à´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
Acts 27:29
Then, fearing lest we should run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern, and prayed for day to come.
പാറ à´¸àµà´¥à´²à´™àµà´™à´³à´¿àµ½ à´…à´•à´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ പേടിചàµà´šàµ അവർ അമരതàµà´¤àµ നിനàµà´¨àµ നാലൠനങàµà´•àµ‚à´°à´‚ ഇടàµà´Ÿàµ, നേരം വെളàµà´ªàµà´ªà´¾àµ» ആഗàµà´°à´¹à´¿à´šàµà´šàµà´•àµŠà´£àµà´Ÿà´¿à´°àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.