(nautical) To release the anchor of a ship or boat, allowing it to fall to the bed of a body of water and thereby securing the vessel in place. / (euphemistic) To defecate.

(nautical) A sphere, usually black, that is either attached to the vessel or to the anchor buoy, used as a signal to state the vessel is anchored

present participle of drop anchor

simple past tense and past participle of drop anchor

(nautical) The anchor lying to windward. / (US) A television presenter who presents the weather forecast.

plural of weather anchor

(nautical) To drop anchor or otherwise moor a ship. / (figuratively) To take up a position.

(US) A fixing that allows screws to be fitted into masonry walls; called a wall plug in UK English.

Alternative form of anchorman

plural of anchor tenant