dock

¹dock

verb

Definition of DOCK

1

to make less in extent or duration <the editorial was docked by about a hundred words to make it fit on the page>

Synonyms abbreviate, abridge, curtail, cut back, dock, elide, syncopate, truncate

Related Words abstract, digest, encapsulate, epitomize, recapitulate, summarize, sum up; abate, compress, constrict, contract, cut, cut down, pare, prune, trim; decrease, de-escalate, deflate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, moderate, modify, reduce, retrench, shrink, slash, subtract (from), taper

Near Antonyms enlarge, expand, supplement; add, aggrandize, amplify, augment, balloon, boost, dilate, escalate, heighten, increase, maximize, pump up, raise; blow up, distend, inflate, swell

Antonyms elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract

2

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument <the boxer's tail was docked soon after birth>

Synonyms bob, crop, cut, cut back, dock, lop (off), nip, pare, poll, prune, shave, shear, snip, trim

Related Words skive, whittle; manicure, mow; pinch, stump; curtail, shorten

Near Antonyms elongate, extend, lengthen