Dock and Tie

Dock

Dock verb - To make less in extent or duration.

Tie and dock are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tie" instead a verb "Dock".

Nearby Words: docking, docked, dockage, dockyard, docker

Tie

Tie verb - To gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord.

Dock and tie are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dock" instead a verb "Tie".

Nearby Word: tied

How words are described

old old dock old tie
usual usual dock usual tie
short short dock short tie
strong strong dock strong tie
Other adjectives: little.

Both words in one sentence

  • Inevitable Waterfall In one scene, Homer is tying a ship to the dock, but forgets to actually tie the rope to the ship.
  • But... Artificial Stupidity: With that said, friendly AI pilots a nasty tendency to tie down the rearming ship for ages because they'll never stop for it to dock until all enemies are destroyed.
  • Oh Crap / Film In the John Ford film, They Were Expendable, there was a scene in which the crew of one of the PT Boats discovers that they didn't properly tie off at the dock and were now floating in the middle of the harbor.
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