Anchoring meaning : To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point. To cast anchor; to come to anchor. To stop; to fix or rest. To provide emotional stability for a person in distress. To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman. To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position. The act or means by which something is anchored or made firm. The tendency of people to place subsequently refined answers to a given question close to the initially estimated answer, giving unduly weight to the initial answer, such as adjusting the initial estimate of "20%" to "30%" when "90%" would be more appropriate.