dock

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 Synonyms of dock float, jetty, landing, levee, pier, quai, quay, wharf Words Related to dock berth, mooring, slip; embarcadero [West]; dockyard, marina, quayage, shipyard, wharfage

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 of ¹dock abbreviate, abridge, curtail, cut back, dock, elide, syncopate, truncateWords Related to ¹dock 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), taperNear Antonyms of ¹dock enlarge, expand, supplement; add, aggrandize, amplify, augment, balloon, boost, dilate, escalate, heighten, increase, maximize, pump up, raise; blow up, distend, inflate, swellAntonyms of ¹dock 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 of ¹dock bob, crop, cut, cut back, dock, lop (off), nip, pare, poll, prune, shave, shear, snip, trimWords Related to ¹dock skive, whittle; manicure, mow; pinch, stump; curtail, shortenNear Antonyms of ¹dock elongate, extend, lengthen

to stop at or near a place along the shore the cruise ship docked at the first port of call early the next morning Synonyms of ²dock anchor, dockWords Related to ²dock berth, moor, tie up; beach, ground; harbor; arrive, reach, show up, turn up; debark, disembarkNear Antonyms of ²dock embark, launch, sail