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Pos: Noun, Verb (transitive)
[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun harbour has 2 senses

1.  harbour(n = noun.location) harbor, haven, seaport - a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo;
is a kind of port
is a part of seafront
has parts: dock, dockage, docking facility, landing, landing place, anchorage, anchorage ground
has particulars: coaling station, port of call, caesarea, pearl harbor, boston harbor

2.  harbour(n = noun.artifact) harbor - a place of refuge and comfort and security;
is a kind of asylum, refuge, sanctuary
Derived form verb harbour1


Verb harbour has 4 senses

1.  harbour(v = verb.stative) harbor - secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals);
is one way to shelter
Derived forms noun harbour2, noun harbourage1
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody

2.  harbour(v = verb.possession) harbor - keep in one's possession; of animals;
is one way to hold on, keep
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

3.  harbour(v = verb.perception) harbor, shield - hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him"
is one way to conceal, hide
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something

4.  harbour(v = verb.emotion) entertain, harbor, hold, nurse - maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
is one way to experience, feel
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something


[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

harbour, n. & v. (US harbor)
--n.
1 a place of shelter for ships.
2 a shelter; a place of refuge or protection.
--v.
1 tr. give shelter to (esp. a criminal or wanted person).
2 tr. keep in one's mind, esp. resentfully (harbour a grudge).
3 intr. come to anchor in a harbour.

Idiom:
harbour-master an official in charge of a harbour.

Derivative:
harbourless adj.

Etymology:
OE herebeorg perh. f. ON, rel. to HARBINGER