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Definition of DOCK

noun : DOCK

Source:WordNet 3.1

1. (
- dock ,
) an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial ;

2. (
) any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine ;

3. (
- pier ,
- wharf ,
- wharfage ,
- dock ,
) a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats ;

4. (
- dock ,
- loading_dock
) a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded ;

5. (
) 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" ;

6. (
- dock
) the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair ;

7. (
- bobtail ,
- bob ,
- dock ,
) a short or shortened tail of certain animals ;

verb : DOCK

Source:WordNet 3.1

1. (
- dock
) come into dock; "the ship docked" ;

2. (
- dock ,
) deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty ;

3. (
- dock
) deduct from someone's wages ;

4. (
- dock ,
- tail ,
- bob
) remove or shorten the tail of an animal ;

5. (
- dock
) maneuver into a dock; "dock the ships" ;

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