dock

noun

  1. 1

    a short or shortened tail of certain animals

  2. 2

    the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair

  3. 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. 4

    an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial

  5. 5

    a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded

  6. 6

    a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

  7. 7

    any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

verb

  1. 1

    maneuver into a dock

    dock the ships

  2. 2

    remove or shorten the tail of an animal

  3. 3

    come into dock

    the ship docked

  4. 4

    deduct from someone's wages

  5. 5

    deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty

Synonyms

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