Definition of wharf - WordReference.com Dictionary

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wharf
A	noun
	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
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚surface ╚horizontal surface; level ╚platform ╚pier, wharf, wharfage, dock ╚quay
B	verb
	1	wharf
			moor at a wharf; "The ship was wharfed"
		Category Tree: connect; link; tie; link up ╚attach ╚fasten; fix; secure ╚moor; berth; tie up ╚wharf
	2	moor, berth, wharf
			come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening"
		Category Tree: enter; come in; get into; get in; go into; go in; move into ╚dock ╚moor, berth, wharf
	3	wharf
			discharge at a wharf; "wharf the passengers"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚transmit; transfer; transport; channel; channelize; channelise ╚bring; get; convey; fetch ╚deliver ╚drop; set down; put down; unload; discharge ╚wharf
	4	wharf
			store on a wharf; "Wharf the merchandise"
		Category Tree: have; have got; hold ╚keep; hold on ╚store ╚wharf
	5	wharf
			provide with a wharf; "Wharf the mouth of the river"
		Category Tree: transfer ╚give ╚supply; provide; render; furnish ╚wharf

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