dock
noun
- 1
a short or shortened tail of certain animals
- 2
the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
- 3
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
the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late
- 4
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
- 5
a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
- 6
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
- 7
any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
verb
- 1
maneuver into a dock
dock the ships
- 2
remove or shorten the tail of an animal
- 3
come into dock
the ship docked
- 4
deduct from someone's wages
- 5
deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty
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