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
Sean Hollister, The Verge, 18 Dec. 2024
Arrest documents obtained by the station state that the men stole two refrigerators, worth $1,500 each, from the loading dock of the Cedar City, Utah school's campus bookstore.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
David Szondy, New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2024
Little tender boats will take us ashore each day whenever we’re docked.
—Alexandra Pereira, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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That didn’t happen, but the Nintendo Switch 2’s dock might be designed to let the handheld run a bit faster.
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This will free up the previous Dragon now docked to the ISS to return to Earth with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Williams, and Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov.
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About 150 feet along the end of the wharf was washed away last month during dangerous high surf from a series of atmospheric river events that battered Northern California, Oregon and Washington.Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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The 110-year-old, 2,745-foot wharf is said to be the longest fully wooden wharf in the Western Hemisphere.Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
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Landmarks such as the Tybee Island Light Station and Museum on the north end and the pavilion and beach-flanked pier to the south give beachgoers a variety of destinations to shape lazy island days.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
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The Santa Cruz Wharf reopened to visitors and businesses on Saturday, less than two weeks after crashing waves from a powerful storm collapsed more than 100 feet of the pier into the ocean.Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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But security and logistical concerns — and an outcry from booksellers along the city’s picturesque quays — have led the government to progressively scale back its ambitions.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
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The welcome also included a cannon salute and music by Sweden’s Royal Guards, lined up on the quay at the foot of the Swedish royal palace.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
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“Dock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dock. Accessed 13 Jan. 2025.
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