dock
noun
1. an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
Definition categories: man–made, enclosure
2. any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
Similar word(s): sorrel
Definition categories: plant, herb
3. a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
Similar word(s): pier, wharf, wharfage
Definition categories: man–made, platform
4. a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
Definition categories: man–made, platform
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
Similar word(s): dockage
Definition categories: man–made, landing
6. the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
Definition categories: animal
7. a short or shortened tail of certain animals
Definition categories: animal, tail
Sentences with dock as a noun:
- coffee dock
verb
1. come into dock
- the ship docked
Definition categories: motion, enter
2. deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty
Definition categories: possession, deprive
3. deduct from someone's wages
Definition categories: possession, deduct, recoup, withhold
4. remove or shorten the tail of an animal
Definition categories: contact, cut
5. maneuver into a dock
- dock the ships
Definition categories: contact, channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer
Sentences with dock as a verb:
- to dock an entail