withhold vs dock

dock vs withhold

withhold is not a noun while dock is a noun.

withhold and dock both are verbs.

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

As verbs, dock is a hyponym of withhold; that is, dock is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than withhold:

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

withhold (noun)	dock (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

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

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