HARBOR
harbor, harbour
(noun) a place of refuge and comfort and security
seaport, haven, harbor, harbour
(noun) a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse
(verb) maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); “bear a grudge”; “entertain interesting notions”; “harbor a resentment”
harbor, harbour, shield
(verb) hold back a thought or feeling about; “She is harboring a grudge against him”
harbor, harbour
(verb) keep in one’s possession; of animals
harbor, harbour
(verb) secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Harbor (plural Harbors)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Harbor is the 22450th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1146 individuals. Harbor is most common among Black/African American (50.87%) and White (42.15%) individuals.
Etymology 1
Noun
harbor (countable and uncountable, plural harbors) (American spelling)
(countable) Any place of shelter.
(countable, nautical) A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading.
(countable, glassworking) A mixing box for materials.
(obsolete, countable) A house of the zodiac, or the mansion of a heavenly body.
(obsolete, uncountable) Shelter, refuge.
Etymology 2
Verb
harbor (third-person singular simple present harbors, present participle harboring, simple past and past participle harbored) (American spelling)
(transitive) To provide a harbor or safe place for.
(intransitive) To take refuge or shelter in a protected expanse of water.
(transitive) To drive (a hunted stag) to covert.
(transitive) To hold or persistently entertain in one's thoughts or mind.
Source: Wiktionary
Har"bor, n. [Written also harbour.] Etym: [OE herbor, herberwe, herberge, Icel. herbergi (cf. OHG. heriberga), orig., a shelter for soldiers; herr army + bjarga to save, help, defend; akin to AS. here army, G. heer, OHG. heri, Goth. harjis, and AS. beorgan to save, shelter, defend, G. bergen. See Harry, 2d Bury, and cf. Harbinger.]
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. [Obs.] Chaucer.
3. (Astrol.)
Definition: The mansion of a heavenly body. [Obs.]
4. 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.
5. (Glass Works)
Definition: A mixing box materials. Harbor dues (Naut.), fees paid for the use of a harbor.
– Harbor seal (Zoöl.), the common seal.
– Harbor watch, a watch set when a vessel is in port; an anchor watch.
Har"bor, v. t. [Written also harbour.] [imp. & p. p. Harbored; p. pr. & vb. n. Harboring.] Etym: [OE. herberen, herberwen, herbergen; cf. Icel. herbergja. See Harbor, n.]
Definition: 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, v. i.
Definition: To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor. For this night let's harbor here in York. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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