Ma'anar ƙamus na "anapestic" yana nufin ma'auni ƙafa a cikin waƙa mai kunshe da ma'auni guda uku, tare da damuwa akan ma'anar karshe, kamar "un-der-stand". Hakanan ana iya amfani da shi don kwatanta layin baiti ko waƙar da ke amfani da mita anapestic.
