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verb(dock)to cut off the end of a body part of; specifically : to remove part of the tail of
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verb(dock)to cut (part of an animal, such as the ears or a tail) short
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verb(dock)to take away a part of : abridge
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noun(dock)a usually artificial basin or enclosure for the reception of ships that is equipped with means for controlling the water height
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noun(dock)slip:2
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noun(dock)a place (such as a wharf or platform) for the loading or unloading of materials
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verb(dock)to haul or guide into or alongside a dock
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verb(dock)to join (two spacecraft) mechanically while in space
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verb(dock)to come into or alongside a dock
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noun(dock)any of a genus (Rumex) of coarse weedy plants of the buckwheat family having long taproots and sometimes used as potherbs
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noun(dock)any of several usually broad-leaved weedy plants (as of the genus Silphium)
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noun(dock)the solid part of an animal's tail as distinguished from the hair
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noun(dock)the part of an animal's tail left after it has been shortened
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noun(dock)the place in a criminal court where a prisoner stands or sits during trial
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plural noun(dock)the area in a town or city that has rows of docks, offices, and other buildings
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verb(dock)to place in a dry dock
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noun(dock)a dock that can be kept dry for use during the construction or repairing of ships
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noun(dock)a dock that floats on the water and can be partly submerged to permit entry of a ship and raised to keep the ship high and dry —called also floating drydock