English Explanatory Dictionary

drop anchor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. 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.
  3. To defecate.

Word forms

drop anchor drops anchor dropping anchor dropped anchor

Synonyms

cast anchor 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 do one's easement drite drop anchor dung exrementize feceate have a shit move one's bowels pinch a loaf pinch one off poo pooh poop sharn shart shiss shit shite stool take a dump take a shit take a crap take the Browns to the Super Bowl uncoil void one's bowels

Antonyms

weigh anchor
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