drop anchor en · VERB
Meanings
- 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.
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To stop travelling and settle down.
[…] had emigrated first to one country, then to another, till he finally dropped anchor in London.
1895, Allen Upward, The Prince of Balkistan, page 237:
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(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...."
2005, John Illig, Pacific Dream, →ISBN, page 204: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.
2014 February 24, Ashley Burns, “A Company Will Soon Offer A VIP Public Restroom In New York City For $8 A Plop”, in UPROXX Web Culture, retrieved 26 Jul 2015:And if you think things are bad after opening the piss box, imagine the smell after I drop anchor.
2011, Andy Weir, chapter 9, in The Martian, →ISBN, page 95:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dropped anchor | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dropped anchor | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| drops anchor | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| dropping anchor | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Synonyms
boo-boo · drop anchor · dung · take a dump · choke a darkie · drop the kids off at the pool · feceate · excrementize · shit · sharn · pinch one off · take the Browns to the Super Bowl · void one's bowels · take a shit · shite · have a shit · pinch a loaf · shart · drite · drop a bomb · drop a deuce · crap · poo · do one's ease · shiss · cast anchor · drop the kids off at the pool · take a crap · uncoil · ease oneself · poop · drop a bomb · cack · do a number two · do one's easement · drop a chalupa · pooh · drop a deuce · stool · move one's bowels · defecate · drop a chalupa
Translations (10)
eo ankriĝi (release the anchor of a ship) · nl het anker uitgooien (release the anchor of a ship) · fi pudottaa ankkuri (release the anchor of a ship) · fi laskea ankkuri (release the anchor of a ship) · fr jeter l'ancre (release the anchor of a ship) · he הֵטִיל עֹגֶן (release the anchor of a ship) · tr demir atmak (release the anchor of a ship) · nl het anker uitwerpen (release the anchor of a ship) · el ρίχνω άγκυρα (release the anchor of a ship) · vi thả neo (release the anchor of a ship)