drop anchor

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drop anchor

verb drops anchor · dropping anchor · dropped anchor

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.
Similar: cast anchor · Opposite: weigh anchor
To stop travelling and settle down. […] had emigrated first to one country, then to another, till he finally dropped anchor in London.
euphemistic To defecate. Junkyard Dog always stopped for lengthy bathroom breaks by announcing his intentions in advance, using a different euphemism every time, saying, to name a few, "I have to: drop anchor... do some paperwork... lay some foundation... pinch a loaf... lighten my load...."
Similar: 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

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verb release the anchor of a ship

Français	jeter l'ancre
Ελληνικά	ρίχνω άγκυρα ríchno ágkyra
Tiếng Việt	thả neo
עברית	הֵטִיל עֹגֶן hetil ogen

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@misc{drop_anchor_2026,
  title = {drop anchor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/drop%20anchor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}