DOCK

Definition

1. verb come into dock.
2. verb deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty.
3. verb deduct from someone's wages.
4. verb remove or shorten the tail of an animal. — synonyms: tail, bob
5. verb maneuver into a dock.
6. noun an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial.
7. noun any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine. — synonyms: sorrel, sour_grass
8. noun a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles. — synonyms: pier, wharf, wharfage
9. noun a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded. — synonyms: loading_dock
10. noun landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired. — synonyms: dockage, docking_facility
11. noun the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair.
12. noun a short or shortened tail of certain animals. — synonyms: bobtail, bob