"wharf" in the noun sense

1. pier, wharf, wharfage, dock

a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles provides access to ships and boats

"wharf" in the verb sense

1. wharf

provide with a wharf

"Wharf the mouth of the river"

2. wharf

store on a wharf

"Wharf the merchandise"

3. wharf

discharge at a wharf

"wharf the passengers"

4. moor, berth, wharf

come into or dock at a wharf

"the big ship wharfed in the evening"

5. wharf

moor at a wharf

"The ship was wharfed"

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