dock synonyms

dock

n.

  1. A landing or mooring place

    pier, landing pier, wharf, quay, lock, boat landing, marina, slip, ferry slip, dry dock, floating dock, repair dock, embarcadero, jetty, moorage, embankment, waterfront; see also harbor 2.

  2. A weed].

    Varieties include the following: sour dock, yellow dock, burdock, curled dock, smooth dock, fiddle dock, candock, hardock, patience dock, golden dock, water dock;

dock

v.

  1. To clip

    crop, bob, shorten; see cut 1.

  2. To diminish

    lessen, withhold, deduct; see decrease 2.

  3. To bring a boat into a dock

    moor, anchor, berth; see anchor 1, arrive 1, land 1.

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