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dock¹ Definition

dock (däk)

noun

  1. a large structure or excavated basin for receiving ships, equipped with gates to keep water in or out
  2. ☆ a landing pier; wharf
  3. the area of water between two landing piers
  4. ☆ a platform at which trucks or freight cars are loaded and unloaded
  5. ☆ 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

  1. to bring or pilot (a ship) to or into a dock and moor it
  2. ☆ to join (vehicles) together in outer space

intransitive verb

  1. to come to or into a dock and moor
  2. ☆ 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

  1. the solid part of an animal's tail, excluding the hair
  2. an animal's bobbed tail

Etymology: ME dok < OE -docca or ON dockr, a short, stumpy tail, akin to dock

transitive verb

  1. to cut off the end of (a tail, etc.); clip or bob
  2. to shorten the tail of by cutting
  3. to deduct a part from (wages, etc.)
  4. to deduct a part from the wages of
  5. to remove part of

Etymology: ME dokken < the n.

dock Synonyms

dock

n.

  1. 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.

  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.

  1. To clip

    crop, bob, shorten; see cut 1.

  2. To diminish

    lessen, withhold, deduct; see decrease 2.

  3. To bring a boat into a dock

    moor, anchor, berth; see anchor 1, arrive 1, land 1.

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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