n. A place of shelter; a lodging; an inn.n. Specifically The covert of the hart or hind.n. Accommodation; lodging; shelter; refuge.n. A port or haven for ships; a sheltered recess in the coast-line of a sea, gulf, bay, or lake, most frequently at the mouth of a river.n. In glass-making, a chest 6 or 7 feet long which holds the mixed ingredients before they are put into the pot for fusion.To provide a lodging or lodging-place for; lodge.To give shelter to; protect; secure; secrete: as, to harbor a thief.Hence To entertain; cherish; indulge: as, to harbor malice or revenge.To trace home, as a deer to its covert; earth.Synonyms Foster, etc. See cherish.To lodge; dwell.To receive shelter or protection; be entertained; be secreted.To find a harbor; anchor in a harbor, as a ship.n. An obsolete form of arbor, a garden, etc.