dock vs withhold

withhold vs dock

dock is a noun but withhold is not a noun.

dock and withhold both are verbs.

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

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

dock: deduct from someone's wages
withhold: retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments

Other hypernyms of dock include deduct, recoup.

dock (noun)	withhold (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)	withhold (verb)
maneuver into a dock	hold back; refuse to hand over or share
remove or shorten the tail of an animal	retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
come into dock
deduct from someone's wages
deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty

Difference between dock and withhold

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