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Anchor vs. Support — What's the Difference?

Anchor vs. Support — What's the Difference?

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Anchor

An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, used to secure a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ancora, which itself comes from the Greek ἄγκυρα (ankȳra).Anchors can either be temporary or permanent.

Support

To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping
Pillars support the roof.

Anchor

A heavy object attached to a cable or chain and used to moor a ship to the sea bottom, typically having a metal shank with a pair of curved, barbed flukes at one end
The boat, no longer held fast by its anchor, swung wildly
An anchor chain

Support

To bear or hold up (an amount of weight)
The bridge supports 10 tons.

Anchor

An anchorman or anchorwoman
He signed off after nineteen years as CBS news anchor
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Support

To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to
The letter supported him in his grief.

Anchor

Moor (a ship) to the sea bottom with an anchor
We anchored in the harbour
The ship was anchored in the lee of the island

Support

To keep from falling in value, as by government purchases
A program to support the price of wheat.

Anchor

Present and coordinate (a television or radio programme)
She anchored a television documentary series in the early 1980s

Support

To provide for or maintain by supplying with money or necessities
The homeless shelter is supported solely by donations.

Anchor

(Nautical) A heavy object attached to a vessel by a cable, rope, or chain and dropped into the water to keep the vessel in place either by its weight or by its flukes, which grip the bottom.

Support

To furnish corroborating evidence for
New facts supported her story.

Anchor

A rigid point of support, as for securing a rope.

Support

To aid the cause, policy, or interests of
Supported her in her election campaign.

Anchor

A source of security or stability.

Support

To argue in favor of; advocate
Supported lower taxes.

Anchor

An athlete, usually the strongest member of a team, who performs the last stage of a relay race or other competition.

Support

To have an enthusiastic interest in (a sports team).

Anchor

The person at the end of a tug-of-war team.

Support

To endure; tolerate
"At supper there was such a conflux of company that I could scarcely support the tumult" (Samuel Johnson).

Anchor

An anchorperson.

Support

To act in a secondary or subordinate role to (a leading performer).

Anchor

To secure (a vessel) with an anchor.

Support

To offer help or advice regarding (a product or service).

Anchor

To secure with a fastener or similar device
Bolts anchoring the deck to the house.

Support

(Computers) To be compatible with (a program)
That operating system does not support most new applications.

Anchor

To cause to be fixed in place; fix or immobilize
Fear anchoring him in the dark hallway.
Mussels anchoring themselves to a rock.

Support

The act of supporting
Our candidate needs your support.

Anchor

To cause to feel attached or secure
Memories anchoring us to our home town.

Support

The state of being supported
The candidate's support has been overwhelming.

Anchor

To provide a basis for; establish or found
"innovative cuisines firmly anchored in tradition" (Gourmet Magazine).

Support

One that supports
How many supports does the bridge have?.

Anchor

(Sports) To serve as an anchor for (a team or competition)
Anchor a relay race.

Support

The provision of money or the necessities of life
Child support.

Anchor

To narrate or coordinate (a newscast).

Support

Help or advice offered to those encountering difficulties with a product or service.

Anchor

To provide or form an anchor store for
Two major stores anchor each end of the shopping mall.

Support

(transitive) To keep from falling.
Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform.

Anchor

(Nautical) To drop anchor or lie at anchor.

Support

(transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
Sure they sell the product, but do they support it?

Anchor

(nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.

Support

(transitive) To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
I support France in the World Cup.

Anchor

(nautical) An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached. (FM 55-501).

Support

(transitive) To help, particularly financially.
The government supports the arts in several ways.

Anchor

(nautical) The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)

Support

To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.
The testimony is not sufficient to support the charges.
The evidence will not support the statements or allegations.

Anchor

(heraldry) Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.

Support

(transitive) To serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to.
The IT Department supports the research organization, but not the sales force.
I don't make decisions, but I support those who do.

Anchor

Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.

Support

(transitive) To be designed (said of machinery, electronics, or computers, or their parts, accessories, peripherals, or programming) to function compatibly with or provide the capacity for.
Early personal computers did not support voice-recognition hardware or software.

Anchor

(Internet) A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlink.

Support

(transitive) To be accountable for, or involved with, but not responsible for.
I support the administrative activities of the executive branch of the organization.

Anchor

(television) An anchorman or anchorwoman.

Support

(archaic) To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; to tolerate.

Anchor

(athletics) The final runner in a relay race.

Support

To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.
To support the character of King Lear

Anchor

(archery) A point that is touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot.

Support

Something which supports.
Don't move that beam! It's a support for the whole platform.

Anchor

(economics) A superstore or other facility that serves as a focus to bring customers into an area.
Anchor tenant

Support

Financial or other help.
The government provides support to the arts in several ways.

Anchor

(figurative) That which gives stability or security.

Support

Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
Sure they sell the product, but do they provide support?

Anchor

(architecture) A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.

Support

(mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure of that set.

Anchor

(US) A screw anchor.

Support

(fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero).
If the membership function of a fuzzy set is continuous, then that fuzzy set's support is an open set.

Anchor

(architecture) Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; part of the ornaments of certain mouldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.

Support

Evidence.
The new research provides further support for our theory.

Anchor

One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges.

Support

(computing) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
This game has no mouse support.

Anchor

One of the calcareous spinules of certain holothurians, as in species of Synapta.

Support

An actor playing a subordinate part with a star.

Anchor

(cartomancy) The thirty-fifth Lenormand card.

Support

An accompaniment in music.

Anchor

(obsolete) An anchorite or anchoress.

Support

(gymnastics) support position

Anchor

(slang) The brake of a vehicle.

Support

(structural analysis) Horizontal, vertical or rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed. en

Anchor

(soccer) A defensive player, especially one who counters the opposition's best offensive player.

Support

To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports the branches.

Anchor

(climbing) A device for attaching a climber at the top of a climb, such as a chain or ring or a natural feature.

Support

To endure without being overcome, exhausted, or changed in character; to sustain; as, to support pain, distress, or misfortunes.
This fierce demeanor and his insolenceThe patience of a god could not support.

Anchor

Alternative form of anker

Support

To keep from failing or sinking; to solace under affictive circumstances; to assist; to encourage; to defend; as, to support the courage or spirits.

Anchor

To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.

Support

To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain; as, to support the character of King Lear.

Anchor

To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
Our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream.

Support

To furnish with the means of sustenance or livelihood; to maintain; to provide for; as, to support a family; to support the ministers of the gospel.

Anchor

To stop; to fix or rest.

Support

To carry on; to enable to continue; to maintain; as, to support a war or a contest; to support an argument or a debate.

Anchor

To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.

Support

To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain; as, the testimony is not sufficient to support the charges; the evidence will not support the statements or allegations.
To urge such arguments, as though they were sufficient to support and demonstrate a whole scheme of moral philosophy.

Anchor

To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.

Support

To vindicate; to maintain; to defend successfully; as, to be able to support one's own cause.

Anchor

To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.

Support

To uphold by aid or countenance; to aid; to help; to back up; as, to support a friend or a party; to support the present administration.
Wherefore, bold pleasant,Darest thou support a published traitor?

Anchor

A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the ship in a particular station.

Support

A attend as an honorary assistant; as, a chairman supported by a vice chairman; O'Connell left the prison, supported by his two sons.

Anchor

Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable, or other similar part; a contrivance used by founders to hold the core of a mold in place.

Support

The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining.

Anchor

Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on which we place dependence for safety.
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul.

Support

That which upholds, sustains, or keeps from falling, as a prop, a pillar, or a foundation of any kind.

Anchor

An emblem of hope.

Support

That which maintains or preserves from being overcome, falling, yielding, sinking, giving way, or the like; subsistence; maintenance; assistance; reënforcement; as, he gave his family a good support, the support of national credit; the assaulting column had the support of a battery.

Anchor

A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.

Support

The activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities;
His support kept the family together
They gave him emotional support during difficult times

Anchor

One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges; also, one of the calcareous spinules of certain Holothurians, as in species of Synapta.

Support

Aiding the cause or policy or interests of;
The president no longer had the support of his own party
They developed a scheme of mutual support

Anchor

An achorman, anchorwoman, or anchorperson.

Support

Something providing immaterial support or assistance to a person or cause or interest;
The policy found little public support
His faith was all the support he needed
The team enjoyed the support of their fans

Anchor

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Support

A military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission;
They called for artillery support

Anchor

To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to anchor a ship.

Support

Documentary validation;
His documentation of the results was excellent
The strongest support for this this view is the work of Jones

Anchor

To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as, to anchor the cables of a suspension bridge.
Till that my nails were anchored in thine eyes.

Support

The financial means whereby one lives;
Each child was expected to pay for their keep
He applied to the state for support
He could no longer earn his own livelihood

Anchor

To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream.

Support

Supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation;
The statue stood on a marble support

Anchor

To stop; to fix or rest.
My invention . . . anchors on Isabel.

Support

The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening;
He leaned against the wall for support

Anchor

A mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

Support

A subordinate musical part; provides background for more important parts

Anchor

A central cohesive source of support and stability;
Faith is his anchor
The keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
He is the linchpin of this firm

Support

Any device that bears the weight of another thing;
There was no place to attach supports for a shelf

Anchor

A television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute

Support

Financial resources provided to make some project possible;
The foundation provided support for the experiment

Anchor

Fix firmly and stably;
Anchor the lamppost in concrete

Support

Give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to;
She supported him during the illness
Her children always backed her up

Anchor

Secure a vessel with an anchor;
We anchored at Baltimore

Support

Support materially or financially;
He does not support his natural children
The scholarship supported me when I was in college

Support

Be behind; approve of;
He plumped for the Labor Party
I backed Kennedy in 1960

Support

Be the physical support of; carry the weight of;
The beam holds up the roof
He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam
What's holding that mirror?

Support

Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts;
His story confirmed my doubts
The evidence supports the defendant

Support

Adopt as a belief;
I subscribe to your view on abortion

Support

Support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm;
The stories and claims were born out by the evidence

Support

Argue or speak in defense of;
She supported the motion to strike

Support

Play a subordinate role to (another performer);
Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act

Support

Be a regular customer or client of;
We patronize this store
Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could

Support

Put up with something or somebody unpleasant;
I cannot bear his constant criticism
The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
He learned to tolerate the heat
She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage

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