Harbor word meaning and definition

[noun] a place where ships can take on or discharge cargo
[verb] maintain; as of a theory, thoughts, or feelings; "bear a grudge"; "hold a grudge"
[verb] hold a thought or feeling of
[verb] keep in one's possession; of animals
[verb] secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)

\Har"bor\, n. [Written also {harbour}.] [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.) 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) A mixing box materials. {Harbor dues} (Naut.), fees paid for the use of a harbor. {Harbor seal} (Zo["o]l.), 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}.] [OE. herberen, herberwen, herbergen; cf. Icel. herbergja. See {Harbor}, n.] 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. 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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