Definitions of wharf:

• noun:   a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
• verb:   store on a wharf

  Example: "Wharf the merchandise"

• verb:   provide with a wharf

  Example: "Wharf the mouth of the river"

• verb:   moor at a wharf

  Example: "The ship was wharfed"

• verb:   discharge at a wharf

  Example: "Wharf the passengers"

• verb:   come into or dock at a wharf

  Example: "The big ship wharfed in the evening"