Anchoring

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anchor \An"chor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Anchored}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Anchoring}.] [Cf. F. ancrer.]
     1. To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to anchor
        a ship.
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     2. To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as, to
        anchor the cables of a suspension bridge.
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              Till that my nails were anchored in thine eyes.
                                                    --Shak.
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