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dock

dock
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dok]
    • /dɒk/
    • /dɒk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dok]
    • /dɒk/

Definitions of dock word

  • noun dock any of various weedy plants belonging to the genus Rumex, of the buckwheat family, as R. obtusifolius (bitter dock) or R. acetosa (sour dock) having long taproots. 1
  • noun dock any of various other plants, mostly coarse weeds. 1
  • verb with object dock to cut off the end of; cut short: to dock a tail. 1
  • verb with object dock to cut short the tail of: to dock a horse. 1
  • verb with object dock to deduct from the wages of, usually as a punishment: The boss docked him a day's pay. 1
  • verb with object dock to deduct from (wages): The boss docked his paycheck $20. 1

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Origin of dock

First appearance:

before 1505
One of the 26% oldest English words
1505-15; < Middle Dutch doc(ke)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Dock

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dock popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

dock usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dock

verb dock

  • berth — A berth is a bed on a boat, train, or caravan.
  • tie up — that with which anything is tied.
  • moor — a Muslim of the mixed Berber and Arab people inhabiting NW Africa.
  • rendezvous — an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.
  • anchor — An anchor is a heavy hooked object that is dropped from a boat into the water at the end of a chain in order to make the boat stay in one place.

noun dock

  • mooring — the act of mooring.
  • anchorage — An anchorage is a place where a boat can anchor safely.
  • wharf — a structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, stream, etc., so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest; quay; pier.
  • quayMatthew Stanley, 1833–1904, U.S. politician: senator 1887–99, 1901–4.
  • marina — a town in W California.

Antonyms for dock

verb dock

  • set sail — an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
  • divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
  • separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
  • ship out — a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
  • increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.

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