dock¹ Definition
dock (däk)
noun
- a large structure or excavated basin for receiving ships, equipped with gates to keep water in or out
- ☆ a landing pier; wharf
- the area of water between two landing piers
- ☆ a platform at which trucks or freight cars are loaded and unloaded
- ☆ a building, platform, or area for servicing aircraft
Etymology: orig., mud channel made by a vessel's bottom at low tide: hence, dock < MDu docke, channel < It doccia, conduit, canal: see douche
transitive verb
- to bring or pilot (a ship) to or into a dock and moor it
- ☆ to join (vehicles) together in outer space
intransitive verb
- to come to or into a dock and moor
- ☆ to join up with another vehicle in outer space
dock² Definition
dock (däk)
noun
the place where the accused stands or sits in court
Etymology: < Fl docke, dok, hutch, pen, cage
dock³ Definition
dock (däk)
noun
any of various tall, coarse weeds (genus Rumex) of the buckwheat family, with stout taproots, small green or brown flowers, and large leaves
Etymology: ME dokke < OE docce, akin to MHG tocke, bundle, tuft
dock4 Definition
dock (däk)
noun
- the solid part of an animal's tail, excluding the hair
- an animal's bobbed tail
Etymology: ME dok < OE -docca or ON dockr, a short, stumpy tail, akin to dock
transitive verb
- to cut off the end of (a tail, etc.); clip or bob
- to shorten the tail of by cutting
- to deduct a part from (wages, etc.)
- to deduct a part from the wages of
- to remove part of
Etymology: ME dokken < the n.
dock Synonyms
dock
n.
A landing or mooring place
pier, landing pier, wharf, quay, lock, boat landing, marina, slip, ferry slip, dry dock, floating dock, repair dock, embarcadero, jetty, moorage, embankment, waterfront; see also harbor 2.A weed].
Varieties include the following: sour dock, yellow dock, burdock, curled dock, smooth dock, fiddle dock, candock, hardock, patience dock, golden dock, water dock;
dock Synonyms
dock
v.
dock Usage Examples
Object
- cradle: Smart card reader Some of these features are enabled by using a ` docking cradle ' provided with the base unit.
- station: Data exchange with a stationary PC is a standard feature via docking station or serial cable.
- tail: They had also had their tails docked, believed to be illegally.
- bay: There were two docking bays inside the mill for loading the flour.
Converse of object
enclose: Welland Lock provides access from the Manchester Ship Canal to the three enclosed docks.
Adjective modifier
- broad-leaved: A large mature broad-leaved dock can produce up to 60,000 ripe seeds per year.
- dry: They said she was in dry dock about 6 months ago... .
- floating: Cleanaway lighter: In 1997 it was decided that the barge could best be saved by being put into a floating dry dock.
- wet: Boat painting is another area of their expertise with high quality work being carried out in the covered wet dock.
- disused: A small disused dock exists where the original quayside was.
Modifies a noun
- leveler: We recently carried out supply-only work in Nigeria for a UK client wanting Blue Giant dock levelers for an airport.
- connector: The dock is compatible with all iPod's that have a dock connector.
- hereditament: The code FD should be used for a dock hereditament whose value is determined in accordance with the provisions of the Order.
- laborer: There are also photographs used during a touring exhibition on dock laborers, organized under the aegis of the Central Office of Information.
- seedling: Management: In resown grass clover infested with dock seedlings, cutting will reduce seedling numbers initially.
- basin: Steadily over the last decade, the shanty style chalets that surrounded the dock basin have been demolished.
Noun used with modifier
- loading: There is a concrete loading dock at the front edge of the site.
- ipod: Originally i was looking at an apple ipod official dock which was selling for £ 35!
- cattle: Locos are prepared on what was once the cattle dock, but is now the coal dock, at Embsay.
- ferry: Liverpool ferries dock at the Victoria terminal, five kilometers from Belfast.
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