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ALL meanings of dock

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  • noun dock mooring area 1
  • noun dock pier 1
  • noun dock ships: unloading area 1
  • noun dock court: where defendant sits 1
  • transitive verb dock ship: moor 1
  • transitive verb dock pay: deduct 1
  • noun dock wild plant, herb 1
  • intransitive verb dock spacecraft: join 1
  • intransitive verb dock ship: be moored 1
  • transitive verb dock animal's tail: crop 1
  • noun dock A structure extending alongshore or out from the shore into a body of water, to which boats may be moored. 1
  • 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
  • verb without object dock to come or go into a dock or dry dock. 1
  • verb without object dock (of two space vehicles) to join together in outer space. 1
  • idioms dock in the dock, being tried in a court, especially a criminal court; on trial. 1
  • countable noun dock A dock is an enclosed area in a harbour where ships go to be loaded, unloaded, and repaired. 0
  • verb dock When a ship docks or is docked, it is brought into a dock. 0
  • verb dock When one spacecraft docks or is docked with another, the two crafts join together in space. 0
  • countable noun dock A dock is a platform for loading vehicles or trains. 0
  • countable noun dock A dock is a small structure at the edge of water where boats can tie up, especially one that is privately owned. 0
  • singular noun dock In a law court, the dock is where the person accused of a crime stands or sits. 0
  • verb dock If you dock someone's wages or money, you take some of the money away. If you dock someone points in a contest, you take away some of the points that they have. 0
  • variable noun dock A dock is a plant with large leaves which grows wild in Britain, the United States, and some other northern countries. Dock leaves are supposed to heal nettle stings. 0
  • noun dock a wharf or pier 0
  • noun dock a space between two wharves or piers for the mooring of ships 0
  • noun dock an area of water that can accommodate a ship and can be closed off to allow regulation of the water level 0
  • noun dock a platform from which lorries, goods trains, etc, are loaded and unloaded 0
  • verb dock to moor (a vessel) at a dock or (of a vessel) to be moored at a dock 0
  • verb dock to put (a vessel) into a dry dock for repairs or (of a vessel) to come into a dry dock 0
  • verb dock (of two spacecraft) to link together in space or link together (two spacecraft) in space 0
  • noun dock the bony part of the tail of an animal, esp a dog or sheep 0
  • noun dock the part of an animal's tail left after the major part of it has been cut off 0
  • verb dock to remove (the tail or part of the tail) of (an animal) by cutting through the bone 0
  • verb dock to deduct (an amount) from (a person's wages, pension, etc) 0
  • noun dock an enclosed space in a court of law where the accused sits or stands during his or her trial 0
  • noun dock any of various temperate weedy plants of the polygonaceous genus Rumex, having greenish or reddish flowers and typically broad leaves 0
  • noun dock any of several similar or related plants 0
  • noun dock a large structure or excavated basin for receiving ships, equipped with gates to keep water in or out 0
  • noun dock a landing pier; wharf 0
  • noun dock the area of water between two landing piers 0
  • noun dock a platform at which trucks or freight cars are loaded and unloaded 0
  • noun dock a building, platform, or area for servicing aircraft 0
  • verb transitive dock to bring or pilot (a ship) to or into a dock and moor it 0
  • verb transitive dock to join (vehicles) together in outer space 0
  • intransitive verb dock to come to or into a dock and moor 0
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