harbor

/'hɑ:bə/
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harbor

A small fishing boat returns to the harbor at sunset.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A sheltered body of water where ships can anchor safely: A harbor is a protected coastal area that provides calm waters for vessels to dock, load, or unload.
    • A place of refuge, comfort, or security: Figuratively, a harbor can be any place or situation that offers safety and protection.

  2. Verb:

    • To give shelter or refuge to: To harbor someone or something is to provide a safe hiding place, often for someone or something unwanted or illicit.
    • To hold or maintain in the mind: To harbor a thought, feeling, or idea is to keep it secretly within one's thoughts or feelings.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The fishing boats returned to the harbor before the storm.
    • Her home was a safe harbor during a difficult time.

  • Verb:

    • It is illegal to harbor a fugitive.
    • He harbors a deep affection for classical music.
Advanced Usage

  • "Safe harbor": A place or situation of safety and protection, often used in legal or financial contexts.

    • The new regulations provide a safe harbor for companies that follow the guidelines.

  • "To harbor doubts/suspicions": To privately maintain feelings of uncertainty or mistrust.

    • She harbored suspicions about his true intentions.
Variants and Related Words
  • Harborage (n): Shelter or refuge (a less common variant).
  • Harbour (n/v): The British English spelling of "harbor".
Synonyms
  • Noun (for a port): Port, haven, marina, dock.
  • Noun (for refuge): Sanctuary, shelter, asylum, retreat.
  • Verb (to shelter): Shelter, hide, conceal, shield.
  • Verb (to hold a feeling): Cherish, nurse, entertain, bear.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Harbor" is not typically used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs. Its meanings are conveyed directly.)

Related Idioms
  • "Any port in a storm": In a difficult situation, any source of relief or help is acceptable. (This idiom relates to the concept of a harbor as a place of safety.)
    • The hotel was expensive, but it was any port in a storm.
harbor

A small fishing boat returns to the harbor at sunset.

Noun
  1. a place of refuge and comfort and security
  2. a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
Verb
  1. hold back a thought or feeling about
    • She is harboring a grudge against him
  2. keep in one's possession; of animals
  3. secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
  4. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
    • bear a grudge
    • entertain interesting notions
    • harbor a resentment

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