noun
- A sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo.
- A place of refuge and comfort and security.
- synonyms: harbor
verb
- Secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals.
- synonyms: harbor
- Keep in one's possession; of animals.
- synonyms: harbor
- Hold back a thought or feeling about.
- usage: "She is harboring a grudge against him"
- Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings. )
- usage: "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
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