Phrase guide
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verb
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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Synonyms: cast anchor
Antonyms: weigh anchor
verb
To stop travelling and settle down.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To defecate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic
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Synonyms: drop a bomb, drop a chalupa, drop a deuce, drop the kids off at the pool, boo-boo, cack, choke a darkie, crap, defecate, do one's ease, ease oneself, do a number two, do one's easement, drite, drop anchor, dung, excrementize, feceate, have a shit, move one's bowels, pinch a loaf, pinch one off, poo, pooh, poop, sharn, shart, shiss, shit, shite, stool, take a dump, take a shit, take a crap, take the Browns to the Super Bowl, uncoil, void one's bowels
Antonyms: none provided
verb
secure a vessel with an anchor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: anchor, cast anchor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fasten, fix, secure
History
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Across languages
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