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Dock

Dock Meaning & Definition
Dock Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dock?

[n] a short or shortened tail of certain animals
[n] the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
[n] 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"
[n] an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
[n] a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
[n] a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
[n] any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
[v] haul into a dock; "dock the ships"
[v] remove or shorten the tail of an animal
[v] come into dock, as of a ship
[v] deduct from someone's wages
[v] deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dock: bob | bob | bobtail | dockage | docking facility | loading dock | pier | sorrel | sour grass | tail | wharf | wharfage

Related Terms | Find terms related to Dock: abbreviate | abridge | abscind | abstract | acting area | alight | amputate | anchor | anchorage | anchorage ground | annihilate | apron | apron stage | archives | armory | arsenal | attic | backstage | ban | band shell | bandstand | bank | bar | basement | basin | bay | berth | bin | board | bob | boil down | bonded warehouse | bookcase | box | breakwater | bridge | brush | bulkhead | bunker | buttery | capsulize | cargo dock | cast anchor | cauda | caudal appendage | caudation | cellar | chest | clip | closet | come to anchor | come to land | compress | condense | conservatory | contract | coulisse | court | courthouse | courtroom | crate | crib | crop | cue | cull | cupboard | curtail | cut | cut away | cut back | cut down | cut off | cut off short | cut out | cut short | debark | debus | deplane | depository | depot | detrain | disembark | disemplane | dockage | dockyard | drawer | dressing room | drop anchor | drop the hook | dry dock | dump | elide | eliminate | embankment | enucleate | epitomize | eradicate | except | exchequer | excise | exclude | extinguish | extirpate | fantail | flies | fly floor | fly gallery | foreshorten | forestage | glory hole | go ashore | godown | greenroom | grid | gridiron | groin | hangar | harbor | harborage | haven | hold | housing | hutch | isolate | jetty | jury box | jutty | kedge | kedge off | knock off | L | land | landing | landing place | landing stage | lash | lash and tie | lay anchor | levee | library | lightboard | locker | lop | lumber room | lumberyard | magasin | magazine | make a landfall | make land | make port | marina | mole | moor | moorings | mow | mutilate | nip | orchestra | orchestra pit | pare | peel | performing area | pick out | pier | pigtail | pit | poll | pollard | port | proscenium | proscenium stage | protected anchorage | prune | put in | put into port | quay | queue | R | rack | rattail | reach land | reap | recap | recapitulate | reduce | repertory | repository | reservoir | retrench | rick | road | roads | roadstead | root out | rule out | seaport | seawall | set apart | set aside | shave | shear | shed | shelf | shell | shipyard | shorten | slip | snub | stack | stack room | stage | stage left | stage right | stamp out | stock room | storage | store | storehouse | storeroom | strike off | strip | strip off | stub | stunt | sum up | summarize | supply base | supply depot | switchboard | synopsize | tail | tailpiece | take in | take off | take out | tank | telescope | the boards | tie up | town hall | town house | treasure house | treasure room | treasury | trim | truncate | unboat | vat | vault | warehouse | wharf | wine cellar | wings | wipe out | witness box | witness stand

See Also | berth | bitt | bitter dock | body part | bollard | broad-leaved dock | channelise | channelize | come in | cut | deduct | deprive | direct | dry dock | drydock | enclosure | enter | French sorrel | garden sorrel | genus Rumex | get in | get into | go in | go into | graving dock | guide | harbor | harbour | haven | head | herb | herbaceous plant | landing | landing place | maneuver | manoeuvre | marina | moor | move into | platform | point | quay | recoup | Rumex | Rumex acetosa | Rumex acetosella | Rumex obtusifolius | Rumex scutatus | seaport | sheep sorrel | sheep's sorrel | shipside | sour dock | steer | tail | wharf | withhold | yellow dock

Dock In Webster's Dictionary

\Dock\ (d[o^]k), n. [AS. docce; of uncertain origin; cf. G. docken-bl["a]tter, Gael. dogha burdock, OF. doque; perh. akin to L. daucus, daucum, Gr. ?, ?, a kind of parsnip or carrot, used in medicine. Cf. {Burdock}.] (Bot.) A genus of plants ({Rumex}), some species of which are well-known weeds which have a long taproot and are difficult of extermination. Note: Yellow dock is {Rumex crispus}, with smooth curly leaves and yellow root, which that of other species is used medicinally as an astringent and tonic.
\Dock\, n. [Cf. Icel. dockr a short tail, Fries. dok a little bundle or bunch, G. docke bundle, skein, a short and thick column.] 1. The solid part of an animal's tail, as distinguished from the hair; the stump of a tail; the part of a tail left after clipping or cutting. --Grew. 2. A case of leather to cover the clipped or cut tail of a horse.
\Dock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Docked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Docking}.] [See {Dock} a tail. Cf. W. tociaw, and twciaw, to dock, clip.] 1. to cut off, as the end of a thing; to curtail; to cut short; to clip; as, to dock the tail of a horse. His top was docked like a priest biforn. -- Chaucer. 2. To cut off a part from; to shorten; to deduct from; to subject to a deduction; as, to dock one's wages. 3. To cut off, bar, or destroy; as, to dock an entail.
\Dock\, n. [Akin to D. dok; of uncertain origin; cf. LL. doga ditch, L. doga ditch, L. doga sort of vessel, Gr. ? receptacle, fr. ? to receive.] 1. An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a harbor or river, -- used for the reception of vessels, and provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the tide. 2. The slip or water way extending between two piers or projecting wharves, for the reception of ships; -- sometimes including the piers themselves; as, to be down on the dock. 3. The place in court where a criminal or accused person stands. {Balance dock}, a kind of {floating dock} which is kept level by pumping water out of, or letting it into, the compartments of side chambers. {Dry dock}, a dock from which the water may be shut or pumped out, especially, one in the form of a chamber having walls and floor, often of masonry and communicating with deep water, but having appliances for excluding it; -- used in constructing or repairing ships. The name includes structures used for the examination, repairing, or building of vessels, as graving docks, floating docks, hydraulic docks, etc. {Floating dock}, a dock which is made to become buoyant, and, by floating, to lift a vessel out of water. {Graving dock}, a dock for holding a ship for graving or cleaning the bottom, etc. {Hydraulic dock}, a dock in which a vessel is raised clear of the water by hydraulic presses. {Naval dock}, a dock connected with which are naval stores, materials, and all conveniences for the construction and repair of ships. {Sectional dock}, a form of {floating dock} made in separate sections or caissons. {Slip dock}, a dock having a sloping floor that extends from deep water to above high-water mark, and upon which is a railway on which runs a cradle carrying the ship. {Wet dock}, a dock where the water is shut in, and kept at a given level, to facilitate the loading and unloading of ships; -- also sometimes used as a place of safety; a basin.
\Dock\, v. t. To draw, law, or place (a ship) in a dock, for repairing, cleaning the bottom, etc.

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