Wharf (Verb)
Meaning 1
Provide with a wharf; "Wharf the mouth of the river".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- A jetty was constructed to wharf a section of the coastline where ships could safely dock.
- The engineers had to wharf the unstable cliffside before building a pier for the ferry.
- We decided to wharf the section of the lake where the most erosion was taking place to create a solid foundation for new docks.
- They worked to wharf the banks of the river to protect them from further damage from the floods.
- Before constructing the marina, the company had to wharf the shallow waters near the shoreline.
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Meaning 2
Discharge at a wharf; "wharf the passengers".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 3
Come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 4
Moor at a wharf; "The ship was wharfed".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 5
Store on a wharf; "Wharf the merchandise".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.