Antonyms for drop anchor
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ang-ker |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæŋ kər |
- abandon
- advance
- aid
- allow
- ascend
- assist
- begin
- break
- carry on
- carry out
- commence
- conceal
- continue
- depart
- detach
- disappear
- disconnect
- disjoin
- dissociate
- divide
- divorce
- do
- encourage
- fail
- forge
- forward
- further
- go
- help
- hide
- initiate
- keep on
- leave
- let go
- loosen
- lose
- miss
- open
- part
- permit
- promote
- push
- restart
- separate
- set sail
- ship out
- speak smoothly
- start
- stimulate
- support
- take off
- uncouple
- unfasten
- urge
Definition of drop anchor
Origin :- Old English ancor, borrowed 9c. from Latin ancora "anchor," from or cognate with Greek ankyra "anchor, hook" (see ankle). A very early borrowing and said to be the only Latin nautical term used in the Germanic languages. The -ch- form emerged late 16c., a pedantic imitation of a corrupt spelling of the Latin word. The figurative sense of "that which gives stability or security" is from late 14c. Meaning "host or presenter of a TV or radio program" is from 1965, short for anchorman.
- As in land : verb arrive, come to rest on
- As in arrive : verb come to a destination
- As in marry : verb become husband and wife in legal ceremony
- As in dock : verb land on the waterfront
- As in halt : verb stop, cause to stop
- Feels kind of good to drop anchor when you've been cruisin's long as I have.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- "I have a mind to drop anchor at that fort for the night," said Dr. Jones.
- Extract from : « Doctor Jones' Picnic » by S. E. Chapman
- The sea was deep and bottomless, and there was no place where they could drop anchor and stop.
- Extract from : « Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms » by Fa-Hsien
- I should think you won't be sorry when we drop anchor off the Mole, youngster?
- Extract from : « Held Fast For England » by G. A. Henty
- He was adrift, knew it, and meant to drop anchor in a moment.
- Extract from : « The Business of Life » by Robert W. Chambers
- They sail out to sea, drop anchor, and fish with hook and line.
- Extract from : « The Upward Path » by Various
- He was straitly forbidden to drop anchor in any water of Hispaniola.
- Extract from : « 1492 » by Mary Johnston
- He must have seen us drop anchor, and he must have known our launch was on the beach.
- Extract from : « Jerry of the Islands » by Jack London
- Besides, I am not going to have her drop anchor on a ranch for the rest of her days.
- Extract from : « The Honorable Percival » by Alice Hegan Rice
- We now went on board the schooner, having resolved to sail round the island and drop anchor opposite the heathen village.
- Extract from : « The Coral Island » by R.M. Ballantyne
Synonyms for drop anchor
- access
- adjourn
- alight
- ally
- anchor
- appear
- arrest
- associate
- attain
- balk
- bar
- barge in
- become one
- berth
- block
- blow in
- blow the whistle on
- bob up
- bond
- break off
- breeze in
- bring in
- bring to an end
- bring to standstill
- bust in
- buzz
- call it a day
- catch
- cease
- cease fire
- check
- check in
- clock in
- close down
- combine
- come ashore
- come down
- come in
- come to an end
- come to berth
- conjoin
- conjugate
- contract
- cool it
- couple
- curb
- cut short
- debark
- descend upon
- desist
- deter
- disembark
- dismount
- ditch
- dock
- draw up
- drop anchor
- drop in
- end
- enter
- espouse
- fall by
- fall in
- flatten out
- frustrate
- get down
- get hitched
- get married
- get to
- ground
- hamper
- hit
- hit town
- hold at bay
- hold back
- hook up
- impede
- intermit
- interrupt
- join
- knit
- land
- lead to altar
- level off
- light on
- link
- link up
- make it
- make land
- make the scene
- match
- mate
- merge
- moor
- obstruct
- one
- pause
- pilot
- pledge
- plight one's troth
- pop in
- pop up
- promise
- pull in
- pull up
- punch the clock
- punctuate
- put a cork in
- put down
- put in
- reach
- relate
- rendezvous
- report
- rest
- roll in
- set down
- set on deck
- settle
- settle down
- show
- show up
- sign in
- sit down
- sky in
- splash down
- stall
- stand still
- stay
- steer
- stem
- stop
- suspend
- take down
- take place
- take vows
- terminate
- thump
- tie
- tie the knot
- tie up
- touch down
- turn up
- unify
- unite
- visit
- wait
- walk down aisle
- wed
- wind up at
- yoke
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