dock vs deprive

deprive vs dock

dock is a noun but deprive is not a noun.

dock and deprive both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dock	Yes	No	Yes	No
deprive	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, deprive is a hypernym of dock; that is, deprive is a word with a broader meaning than dock:

dock: deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty
deprive: keep from having, keeping, or obtaining

dock (noun)	deprive (noun)
the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
a short or shortened tail of certain animals
landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

dock (verb)	deprive (verb)
maneuver into a dock	take away
remove or shorten the tail of an animal	keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
come into dock	take away possessions from someone
deduct from someone's wages
deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty

Difference between dock and deprive

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