as in wharf
a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers
the boat remained tied up at the dock for a week, waiting for the weather to clear
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as in to shorten
to make less in extent or duration
the editorial was docked by about a hundred words to make it fit on the page
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as in to shave
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
the boxer's tail was docked soon after birth
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as in to land
to stop at or near a place along the shore
the cruise ship docked at the first port of call early the next morning
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Recent Examples of dock
Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2024
Maher’s cover, which debuted last month, featured her standing almost defiantly on a dock on Fire Island Beach in Bellport, New York, with blue water and green-yellow marshland behind her.
—Frankie De La Cretaz, Them, 10 Oct. 2024
Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
If hospitals wouldn’t, the state would dock their money.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Noun
At least seven people were killed in a freak accident Saturday, after the gangway of a ferry dock in Georgia collapsed, according to local authorities.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2024
Maher’s cover, which debuted last month, featured her standing almost defiantly on a dock on Fire Island Beach in Bellport, New York, with blue water and green-yellow marshland behind her.
—Frankie De La Cretaz, Them, 10 Oct. 2024
Verb
The Sun Princess was scheduled to dock at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Wednesday, but the port had already begun shutting down early Tuesday morning due to Hurricane Milton, the category 4 storm that’s expected to make landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast as soon as Wednesday night.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
If hospitals wouldn’t, the state would dock their money.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Sheer curtains cover the windows, which look out on the building next door rather than the wharf itself, and the theme is much more timeless elegance than nautical transportation.Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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The three-story red-brick box with a little blue door was built in the 1860s as workforce housing by the Atlantic Dock Company, which once ran the wharf nearby.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 18 Sep. 2024
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Bring a bike to pedal 4.5 miles on the Washington Ditch Trail to reach the pier for far-reaching lake views.Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
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On the tip of the pier, Les Perles de Monte-Carlo is the brainchild of two biologists who wanted to introduce oyster farming in the principality.Lane Nieset, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Eighteen bedrooms are traditional, many with crown canopies and chintz, and some with spectacular harbor views over the tidal quay.Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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Since Salar al Khafaji and Sebastiaan Visser launched it in 2021, Monumental robots has built multiple projects for top contractors in the Netherlands, including the facades of free-standing villas, social housing units, industrial buildings, and quay walls.Megan Carnegie, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Dock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dock. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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