To cast anchor

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	to drop or let go an anchor to keep a ship at rest.
(Naut.)	See under Anchor.

See also: Anchor Cast

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anchor cast cast anchor cast off cast on cast out drop anchor fasten fix secure surge surging			They entered the roadstead; but as they drew near in order to cast anchor, a little cutter, looking like a coastguard formidably armed, approached the merchant vessel and dropped into the sea a boat which directed its course to the ladder. The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Alexandre View in context But having tried to cast anchor, which was a stone at the end of a piece of the kite-string, he found no bottom, and was fain to hold off, seeking for moorage, and, feeling his way, he buffeted against a sunken reef that cast him overboard by the greatness of the shock, and he was near to being drowned, but clambered back into the vessel. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by Barrie, James Matthew View in context			To call to account To call to mind To call to order To call to the bar To call up To cap the climax To care for To carry all before one To carry arms To carry away To carry coals To carry coals to Newcastle To carry off To carry on To carry one's point To carry out to carry the ball To carry the wind To carry through To carry up To carry weight To carve out To cast a To cast a horoscope To cast a shoe To cast anchor To cast aside To cast away To cast by To cast down To cast forth To cast in one's lot with To cast in one's teeth To cast in the teeth To cast lots To cast off To cast off copy To cast one's colt's tooth To cast one's nativity To cast one's self on To cast out To cast the lead To cast the water To cast up To cat the anchor To catch (one) flatfooted To catch a crab To catch a tartar To catch at To catch fire to catch it			To call to order To call to the bar To call up to cap it all To cap the climax To care for To carry all before one To carry arms To carry away To carry coals To carry coals to Newcastle To carry off To carry on To carry one's point To carry out to carry the ball To carry the wind To carry through To carry up To carry weight To carve out To cast a To cast a horoscope To cast a shoe To cast anchor To cast aside To cast away To cast by To cast down To cast forth To cast in one's lot with To cast in one's teeth To cast in the teeth To cast lots To cast off To cast off copy To cast one's colt's tooth To cast one's nativity To cast one's self on To cast out To cast the lead To cast the water To cast up To cat the anchor To catch (one) flatfooted To catch a crab To Catch a Predator To catch a tartar To catch at

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