(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
A ~ is an enclosed area in a harbour where ships go to be loaded, unloaded, and repaired.
She headed for the ~s, thinking that Ricardo might be hiding in one of the boats...
N-COUNT: also in/into N
2.
When a ship ~s or is ~ed, it is brought into a ~.
The vessel ~ed at Liverpool in April 1811...
Russian commanders ~ed a huge aircraft carrier in a Russian port...
VERB: V, V n
3.
When one spacecraft ~s or is ~ed with another, the two crafts join together in space.
The space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to ~ with Russia’s Mir space station...
They have ~ed a robot module alongside the orbiting space station...
V-RECIP: V with n, V n prep
4.
A ~ is a platform for loading vehicles or trains. (AM)
The truck left the loading ~ with hoses still attached.
N-COUNT
5.
A ~ is a small structure at the edge of water where boats can tie up, especially one that is privately owned. (AM)
= jetty
N-COUNT
6.
In a law court, the ~ is where the person accused of a crime stands or sits.
What about the odd chance that you do put an innocent man in the ~?
N-SING: usu in the N
7.
If you ~ someone’s wages or money, you take some of the money away. If you ~ someone points in a contest, you take away some of the points that they have.
He threatens to ~ her fee...
VERB: V n, also V n n
8.
see also dry ~