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dock
noun(dock)
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
Synonyms: pier, wharf, wharfage,
dock
noun(dock)
a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
Synonyms: loading dock,
dock
noun(dock)
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
Synonyms: dockage, docking facility,
Examples:
The ship arrived at the dock more than a day late.
dock
noun(dock)
a short or shortened tail of certain animals
Synonyms: bob, bobtail,
dock
noun(dock)
any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
Synonyms: sorrel, sour grass,
dock
verb(dock)
remove or shorten the tail of an animal
Synonyms: bob, tail,
dock
noun(dock)
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
dock
verb(dock)
come into dock
Antonyms: undock,
Examples:
The ship docked.
dock
verb(dock)
deduct from someone's wages
dock
verb(dock)
deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty
dock
verb(dock)
maneuver into a dock
Antonyms: undock,
Examples:
Dock the ships.
dock
noun(dock)
the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair

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