(transitive) to let go, get off / (transitive) to drop, maroon / (transitive, nautical) to cast off (a ship) / (transitive) to punch, slap / (transitive) to give in to / (intransitive, colloquial) to break wind

(transitive) to soak in liquid in order to soften / (intransitive) to become soft by being soaked in water [auxiliary essere]

to drop anchor