dock
[noun]
Synonyms:
- wharf, harbour, pier, quay, waterfront
[verb]
Synonyms:
- moor, anchor, berth, drop anchor, land, put in, tie up
- link up, couple, hook up, join, rendezvous, unite
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(Of spacecraft)
[verb]
Synonyms:
- deduct, decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce, subtract, withhold
- cut off, clip, crop, curtail, cut short, shorten

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English Thesaurus: port, harbour, dock, pier, jetty, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. dock¹ /dɒk $ dɑːk/ noun
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Middle Dutch; Origin: docke]

1. [countable] a place in a port where ships are loaded, unloaded, or repaired ⇒ dry dock:
A crowd was waiting at the dock to greet them.
in dock
The ship is in dock for repairs.

2. the docks [plural] the area of a port where there are docks:
James arrived at the docks expecting to see a luxury liner.

3. [countable] American English a jetty

4. the dock the part of a law court where the person who is charged with a crime stands
in the dock
Three defendants stood in the dock.

5. in the dock especially British English thought to have done something dishonest, harmful, or wrong:
These chemicals remain in the dock until we have more scientific evidence.

6. [uncountable and countable] a plant with thick green leaves that grows wild in Britain:
a dock leaf

7. [countable] a piece of equipment that connects a portable media player to a computer, television etc

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. dock² verb
[Sense 1,3-4: Date: 1500-1600; Origin: ⇒ dock¹]
[Sense 2,5: Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Probably from Old English docca 'muscle']

1. SHIPS [intransitive and transitive] if a ship docks, or if the captain docks it, it sails into a dock so that it can unload
dock at/in
We docked at Rangoon the next morning.

2. dock sb’s wages/pay/salary to reduce the amount of money you pay someone as a punishment:
The company has threatened to dock the officers’ pay.

3. COMPUTERS [transitive] to connect two computers using an electrical wire
dock something to/into/with something
Users can dock a laptop to their desktop setup.

4. SPACECRAFT [intransitive + with] if two spacecraft dock, they join together in space

5. ANIMALS [transitive] to cut an animal’s tail short

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

dock
noun
I. place for loading/unloading ships
ADJ. commercial | coal, fish, etc.
VERB + DOCK build, construct | arrive at/in | enter
DOCK + NOUN company | strike | worker
PREP. at a/the ~ A car pulled up at the dock.
in ~ The ship is in dock for repairs.
on a/the ~ the cargo stacked on the dock

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

dock
II. the dock: in a court of law
VERB + DOCK enter, go into, step into | appear in, be in She was in the dock on charges of attempted fraud.
be put in, end up in, land in After a night of drunken revelry they ended up in the dock.
PREP. from the ~ an outburst from the dock
in the ~ The defendant stood in the dock.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

port noun [uncountable and countable] a place where ships can be loaded and unloaded:
a busy port
We’ll have two days ashore while the ship is in port.
The ferry was about to leave port.
harbour British English, harbor American English noun [countable] an area of water next to the land which is protected by walls so the water is calm, and is a place where ships can stay when they are not sailing:
They sailed into Portsmouth Harbour
Tourist boats leave the harbour at Riva regularly.
the harbour wall
dock [uncountable and countable] a place in a port where ships are loaded, unloaded, or repaired:
A crowd was waiting at the dock to greet them.
The ship was in dock for repairs.
pier a structure that is built over and into the water so that boats can stop next to it or people can walk along it:
The yacht was moored at a pier.
jetty noun [countable] a wall or platform built out into the water, used for getting on and off boats:
a wooden jetty
The house has a private jetty.
mooring noun [countable] the place where a ship or boat is fastened to the land or to the bottom of the sea:
Tugs towed the boat away from its mooring at White Bay.
marina noun [countable] a harbour where people keep boats which are used for pleasure:
They are building a new 220-berth marina.
The apartments have a private marina.
protect to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or illness:
Don’t worry, I’ll protect you.
The government wants to protect the environment.
Eating healthily helps to protect against many diseases.
give/offer/provide protection to protect someone from something harmful:
Wearing a hat offers some protection from the sun.
The drug can give protection against cancer.
The law provides no protection.
guard to protect a person, place, or object by staying near them and watching them:
Police officers guarded the entrance to the building.
He is guarded by armed men.
save to protect someone or something when they are in danger of being harmed or destroyed:
Local people are fighting to save the theatre from demolition.
Emergency aid could save millions of people who are threatened with starvation.
preserve to keep something, especially buildings or the environment, from being harmed, destroyed, or changed too much:
The organization works to preserve forests.
There is little money for preserving historic buildings.
safeguard to protect something important, such as people’s rights, interests, jobs, health etc:
The deal will safeguard 200 jobs at the factory.
Laws should do more to safeguard the rights of victims.
shield to put something in front of something else to protect it. Also used to talk about protecting people from unpleasant situations:
He lifted his hand to shield his eyes from the light.
They thought the public should be shielded from the truth.
shelter to provide a place where someone or something is protected from the weather or from danger:
The village is sheltered by a belt of trees.
His family had sheltered Jews during the war.

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