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As a noun anchor is

(label) a tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.

As a verb anchor is

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

As a verb apply is

to lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another);—with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a diseased part of the body.

As an adjective apply is

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