The difference between Anchor and Fix

When used as nouns, anchor means a tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement, whereas fix means a repair or corrective action.

When used as verbs, anchor means to connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point, whereas fix means to pierce.

check bellow for the other definitions of Anchor and Fix

  1. Anchor as a noun (nautical):

    A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.

  2. Anchor as a noun (nautical):

    An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached. (FM 55-501).

  3. Anchor as a noun (nautical):

    The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)

  4. Anchor as a noun (heraldiccharge):

    Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.

  5. Anchor as a noun:

    Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.

  6. Anchor as a noun (Internet):

    A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlink.

  7. Anchor as a noun (television):

    An anchorman or anchorwoman.

  8. Anchor as a noun (athletics):

    The final runner in a relay race.

  9. Anchor as a noun (archery):

    A point that is touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot.

  10. Anchor as a noun (economics):

    A superstore or other facility that serves as a focus to bring customers into an area.

  11. Anchor as a noun (figurative):

    That which gives stability or security.

  12. Anchor as a noun (architecture):

    A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.

  13. Anchor as a noun (architecture):

    Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; part of the ornaments of certain mouldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.

  14. Anchor as a noun:

    One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges.

  15. Anchor as a noun:

    One of the calcareous spinules of certain holothurians, as in species of Synapta.

  16. Anchor as a noun (cartomancy):

    The thirty-fifth Lenormand card.

  17. Anchor as a noun (obsolete):

    An anchorite or anchoress.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  1. Anchor as a verb:

    To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.

  2. Anchor as a verb:

    To cast anchor; to come to anchor.

    Examples:

    "Our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream."

  3. Anchor as a verb:

    To stop; to fix or rest.

  4. Anchor as a verb:

    To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.

  5. Anchor as a verb:

    To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.

  6. Anchor as a verb:

    To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.

  1. Fix as a noun:

    A repair or corrective action.

    Examples:

    "That plumber's fix is much better than the first one's."

  2. Fix as a noun:

    A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma.

    Examples:

    "It rained before we repaired the roof, and were we in a fix!"

  3. Fix as a noun (informal):

    A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user.

  4. Fix as a noun:

    A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.

  5. Fix as a noun:

    A determination of location.

    Examples:

    "We have a fix on your position."

  6. Fix as a noun (US):

    fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace)

  1. Fix as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix. (Of a piercing look) to direct at someone.

    Examples:

    "He fixed me with a sickly grin, and said, "I told you it wouldn't work!"

  2. Fix as a verb (transitive):

    To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time. To focus or determine (oneself, on a concept); to fixate.

    Examples:

    "A dab of chewing gum will [[fix]] your note to the bulletin board."

    "A leech can [[fix]] itself to your skin without you feeling it."

    "The Constitution [[fix]]es the date when Congress must meet."

    "She's fixed on the idea of becoming a doctor."

  3. Fix as a verb (transitive):

    To mend, to repair.

    Examples:

    "That heater will start a fire if you don't fix it."

  4. Fix as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To prepare (food).

    Examples:

    "She fixed dinner for the kids."

  5. Fix as a verb (transitive):

    To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins; to arrange immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion

    Examples:

    "A majority of voters believed the election was fixed in favor of the incumbent."

  6. Fix as a verb (transitive, US, informal):

    To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.

    Examples:

    "Rover stopped digging under the fence after we had the vet fix him."

  7. Fix as a verb (transitive, mathematics, sematics):

    To map a (point or subset) to itself.

  8. Fix as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.

    Examples:

    "He got caught breaking into lockers, so a couple of guys fixed him after work."

  9. Fix as a verb (transitive):

    To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensitive to the action of light.

  10. Fix as a verb (transitive, chemistry, biology):

    To convert into a stable or available form.

    Examples:

    "Legumes are valued in crop rotation for their ability to fix nitrogen."

    "rfquotek Abney"

  11. Fix as a verb (intransitive):

    To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.

  12. Fix as a verb (intransitive):

    To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Francis Bacon"

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