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Definition of Harbor
1. Noun. A sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo.
Terms within: Dock, Dockage, Docking Facility, Landing, Landing Place, Anchorage, Anchorage Ground
Group relationships: Seafront
Generic synonyms: Port
Specialized synonyms: Coaling Station, Port Of Call
Specialized synonyms: Caesarea, Pearl Harbor, Boston Harbor
2. Verb. Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings). "Harbor a resentment"
3. Noun. A place of refuge and comfort and security.
4. Verb. Secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals).
5. Verb. Keep in one's possession; of animals.
6. Verb. Hold back a thought or feeling about. "She is harboring a grudge against him"
Definition of Harbor
1. n. A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter.
2. v. t. To afford lodging to; to entertain as a guest; to shelter; to receive; to give a refuge to; to indulge or cherish (a thought or feeling, esp. an ill thought).
3. v. i. To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor.
Definition of Harbor
1. to shelter [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: shelter
Medical Definition of Harbor
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1. 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)
2. Specif., A lodging place; an inn.
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