anclar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- anchor noun A heavy metal device lowered from a boat to grip the seabed and keep the vessel in place.
- belay verb In climbing, to hold and control the rope so that a falling climber is caught safely.
- moor noun A wide stretch of open, often hilly land covered in heather and rough grass, with poor, boggy soil.
Senses
anclar is used for these senses in English:
- anchor To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
- belay (ambitransitive, nautical) To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat.
- moor (intransitive, nautical) To cast anchor or become fastened.
- moor (transitive, nautical) To fix or secure (e.g. a vessel) in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with ropes, cables or chains or the like.
anchor — full definition
- noun A heavy metal device lowered from a boat to grip the seabed and keep the vessel in place.
- noun A person who presents a television or radio news broadcast.
- noun Something that provides steadiness, support, or a sense of security.
- verb To fix something firmly in place, or to hold a ship steady with an anchor.
belay — full definition
- verb In climbing, to hold and control the rope so that a falling climber is caught safely.
- verb To secure a rope firmly around a fixed point such as a cleat.
- verb As a command, to stop or cancel an action already underway.