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Collocations for dock - noun

1. place for loading/unloading ships

ADJECTIVE

commercial
coal, fish, etc.
boat, ferry, shipping (all esp. AmE)
fishing (AmE)

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VERB + dock

build, construct
arrive at, arrive in
enter
leave

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dock + NOUN

company
strike
worker

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PREPOSITION

at a/the dock
A car pulled up at the dock.
in dock
The ship is in dock for repairs.
on a/the dock
the cargo stacked on the dock

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2. (the dock) in a court of law

VERB + the dock

enter, go into, step into
appear in, be in
She was in the dock on charges of attempted fraud.

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PREPOSITION

from the dock
an outburst from the dock
in the dock
The defendant stood in the dock.

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Collocations for dock - verb

Dock is used with these nouns as the subject:
boat, ferry, ship

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Dock is used with these nouns as the object:
boat, pay, tail, wage

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