drop anchor

verb

Definitions

  1. To release the anchor of a ship or boat, allowing it to fall to the bed of a body of…

    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.

  2. To stop travelling and settle down.

    • […] had emigrated first to one country, then to another, till he finally dropped anchor in London.
  3. To defecate.

    • And if you think things are bad after opening the piss box, imagine the smell after I drop anchor.
    • POSH is the perfect alternative to . . . stopping in a filthy, germ-infested public restroom to drop anchor. . . . Instead, the POSH Stow and Go offers people a private, clean bathroom experience.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA