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

noun

Etymology: < Fl docke, dok, hutch, pen, cage

noun

Etymology: ME dokke < OE docce, akin to MHG tocke, bundle, tuft

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.