harbor Meaning, Definition & Usage
noun a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
haven; harbour; seaport.
noun a place of refuge and comfort and security
verb maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
entertain; nurse; hold; harbour.
- bear a grudge
- entertain interesting notions
- harbor a resentment
verb secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
verb keep in one's possession; of animals
verb hold back a thought or feeling about
- She is harboring a grudge against him
A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter.
[A grove] fair harbour that them seems. Spenser.
For harbor at a thousand doors they knocked. Dryden.
Specif.: A lodging place; an inn.Obs. Chaucer.
(Astrol.) The mansion of a heavenly body.Obs.
A portion of a sea, a lake, or other large body of water, either landlocked or artificially protected so as to be a place of safety for vessels in stormy weather; a port or haven.
(Glass Works) A mixing box materials.
Har"bor transitive verb
To afford lodging to; to enter as guest; to receive; to give a refuge to; indulge or cherish (a thought or feeling, esp. an ill thought).
Any place that harbors men. Shak.
The bare suspicion made it treason to harbor the person suspected. Bp. Burnet.
Let not your gentle breast harbor one thought of outrage. Rowe.
Har"bor intransitive verb
To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor.
For this night let's harbor here in York. Shak.
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