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dock

/dɑk/noun, verb1 syllable

Dock means: a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats.

Synonyms for dock17

noun, as in a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

pier, wharf, wharfage

noun, as in any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

sorrel, sour grass

noun, as in landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out

dockage, docking facility

noun, as in a short or shortened tail of certain animals

bobtail, bob

noun, as in a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded

loading dock

verb, as in remove or shorten the tail of an animal

tail, bob

also used for dock

dockyard, quay, harbor, harbour, slip, berth

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Opposites of dock

undock

What does dock mean?12

noun

1

a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

2

any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

3

landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out“the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late”

4

a short or shortened tail of certain animals

5

a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded

6

an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial

7

the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair

verb

1

remove or shorten the tail of an animal

2

come into dock“the ship docked”

3

deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty

4

deduct from someone's wages

5

maneuver into a dock“dock the ships”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with dock?24

two syllables

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Dock in a sentence

  • He's at the dock, drinking with homeless guys.Amastan
  • They're chasing us off the dock, but we're not leaving.AlanF_US
  • When the boat docked, a man stepped out, his features drawn by fatigue.samir_t
  • The ship is now in dock for a refit.sundown
  • Owners of a private residence spotted the manatee along their dock.Hybrid
  • Yanni's ship has been in dry dock for four months.Amastan
  • Never swim near a boat dock or fishing pier.Amastan
  • Are there any boys sitting on the dock?CK

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Forms of dock

as a noun

plural
docks

as a verb

past tense
docked
present participle
docking
third-person singular
docks
past participle
docked