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English noun: dock | |||
| 1. | dock (artifact) an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enclosure | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| 2. | dock (plant) any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine | ||
| Synonyms | sorrel, sour grass | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bitter dock, broad-leaved dock, French sorrel, garden sorrel, garden sorrel, Rumex acetosa, Rumex acetosella, Rumex obtusifolius, Rumex scutatus, sheep sorrel, sheep's sorrel, sour dock, yellow dock | ||
| Member meronym | genus Rumex, Rumex | ||
| 3. | dock (artifact) a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats | ||
| Synonyms | pier, wharf, wharfage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | platform | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | levee, quay | ||
| Part holonym | bitt, bollard, shipside | ||
| 4. | dock (artifact) a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded | ||
| Synonyms | loading dock | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | platform | ||
| 5. | dock (artifact) 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 | ||
| Samples | The ship arrived at the dock more than a day late. | ||
| Synonyms | dockage, docking facility | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | landing, landing place | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dry dock, drydock, graving dock, marina | ||
| Part meronym | harbor, harbour, haven, seaport | ||
| 6. | dock (animal) the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body part | ||
| Part meronym | tail | ||
| 7. | dock (animal) a short or shortened tail of certain animals | ||
| Synonyms | bob, bobtail | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tail | ||
English verb: dock | |||
| 1. | dock (motion) come into dock | ||
| Samples | The ship docked. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come in, enter, get in, get into, go in, go into, move into | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | berth, moor, wharf | ||
| Antonyms | undock | ||
| 2. | dock (possession) deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody of something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deprive | ||
| 3. | dock (possession) deduct from someone's wages | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deduct, recoup, withhold | ||
| 4. | dock (contact) remove or shorten the tail of an animal | ||
| Synonyms | bob, tail | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
| 5. | dock (contact) maneuver into a dock | ||
| Samples | Dock the ships. | ||
| Examples | The men dock the boat | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dry-dock, drydock | ||
| Antonyms | undock | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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