anchoring
verb
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To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
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To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
"Our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream."
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To stop; to fix or rest.
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To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
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To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.
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To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.
Synonyms:
bog down, embog, enmire, drop anchor, affix, fix, host, present, support, cease, hold
noun
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The act or means by which something is anchored or made firm.
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The tendency of people to place subsequently refined answers to a given question close to the initially estimated answer, giving unduly weight to the initial answer, such as adjusting the initial estimate of "20%" to "30%" when "90%" would be more appropriate.
Synonyms:
focalism