Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dock

7 senses of dock

Sense 1
dock -- (an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial)
       => enclosure -- (a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose)

Sense 2
dock, sorrel, sour grass -- (any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Sense 3
pier, wharf, wharfage, dock -- (a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats)
       => platform -- (a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform")

Sense 4
dock, loading dock -- (a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded)
       => platform -- (a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform")

Sense 5
dock, dockage, docking facility -- (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")
       => landing, landing place -- (structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods)

Sense 6
dock -- (the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair)
       => body part -- (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)

Sense 7
bobtail, bob, dock -- (a short or shortened tail of certain animals)
       => tail -- (the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body)

Antonyms of verb dock

2 of 5 senses of dock

Sense 1
dock -- (come into dock; "the ship docked")
       Antonym of undock (Sense 1)
      => undock -- (move out of a dock; "We docked at noon")

Sense 5
dock -- (maneuver into a dock; "dock the ships")
       Antonym of undock (Sense 2)
      => undock -- (take (a ship) out of a dock; "undock the ship")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dock

5 senses of dock

Sense 1
dock -- (come into dock; "the ship docked")
       => enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into -- (to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes")

Sense 2
dock -- (deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty)
       => deprive -- (keep from having, keeping, or obtaining)

Sense 3
dock -- (deduct from someone's wages)
       => withhold, deduct, recoup -- (retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes")

Sense 4
dock, tail, bob -- (remove or shorten the tail of an animal)
       => cut -- (separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope")

Sense 5
dock -- (maneuver into a dock; "dock the ships")
       => steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise -- (direct the course; determine the direction of travelling)