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dock

1 [dok]

–noun

1.	a landing pier.

2.	the space or waterway between two piers or wharves, as for receiving a ship while in port.

3.	such a waterway, enclosed or open, together with the surrounding piers, wharves, etc.

dry dock.

5.	a platform for loading and unloading trucks, railway freight cars, etc.

6.	an airplane hangar or repair shed.

7.	Also called scene dock. a place in a theater near the stage or beneath the floor of the stage for the storage of scenery.

–verb (used with object)

8.	to bring (a ship or boat) into a dock; lay up in a dock.

9.	to place in dry dock, as for repairs, cleaning, or painting.

10.	to join (a space vehicle) with another or with a space station in outer space.

–verb (used without object)

11.	to come or go into a dock or dry dock.

12.	(of two space vehicles) to join together in outer space.

Origin:
1505–15; < MD doc(ke)

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dock

2 [dok]

–noun

1.	the solid or fleshy part of an animal's tail, as distinguished from the hair.

2.	the part of a tail left after cutting or clipping.

–verb (used with object)

3.	to cut off the end of; cut short: to dock a tail.

4.	to cut short the tail of: to dock a horse.

5.	to deduct from the wages of, usually as a punishment: The boss docked him a day's pay.

6.	to deduct from (wages): The boss docked his paycheck $20.

Origin:
1300–50; ME dok, OE -docca, in fingirdoccana (gen. pl.) finger muscles; c. Fris dok, LG docke bundle, Icel dokkur stumpy tail, MHG tocke bundle, sheaf

dock

3 [dok]

–noun

1.	the place in a courtroom where a prisoner is placed during trial.

—Idiom

2.	in the dock, being tried in a court, esp. a criminal court; on trial.

Origin:
1580–90; perh. < D dok (dial. sense) cage, poultry pen, rabbit hutch

dock

4 [dok]

–noun

1.	any of various weedy plants belonging to the genus Rumex, of the buckwheat family, as R. obtusifolius (bitter dock) or R. acetosa (sour dock), having long taproots.

2.	any of various other plants, mostly coarse weeds.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME dokke, OE docce; c. MD docke, MHG tocke

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dock¹ (dŏk)

The area of water between two piers or alongside a pier that receives a ship for loading, unloading, or repairs.
A pier; a wharf.
A group of piers on a commercial waterfront that serve as a general landing area for ships or boats. Often used in the plural.
A platform at which trucks or trains load or unload cargo.

v. docked, dock·ing, docks

v. tr.

To maneuver (a vessel or vehicle) into or next to a dock.
To couple (two or more spacecraft, for example) in space.

v. intr.
To move or come into a dock.

[Dutch dok, from Middle Dutch doc, from dūken, to go under water, dive.]

dock² (dŏk)

The solid or fleshy part of an animal's tail.
The tail of an animal after it has been bobbed or clipped.

tr.v. docked, dock·ing, docks

To clip short or cut off (an animal's tail, for example).
To deprive of a benefit or a part of one's wages, especially as a punishment: The company docks its employees for unauthorized absences.
To withhold or deduct a part from (one's salary or wages).

[Middle English dok.]

dock³ (dŏk)

n. An enclosed place where the defendant stands or sits in a court of law.

[Obsolete Flemish docke, cage.]

dock⁴ (dŏk)

n. See sorrel¹.

[Middle English, from Old English docce.]

sor·rel¹ (sôr'əl, sŏr'-)

Any of several plants of the genus Rumex, having acid-flavored leaves sometimes used as salad greens, especially R. acetosella, a widely naturalized Eurasian species. Also called dock⁴.
Any of various plants of the genus Oxalis, having usually compound leaves with three leaflets.

[Middle English sorel, from Old French surele, from sur, sour, of Germanic origin.]

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Dock

Dock\ (d[o^]k), n. [AS. docce; of uncertain origin; cf. G. docken-bl["a]tter, Gael. dogha burdock, OF. doque; perh. akin to L. daucus, daucum, Gr. ?, ?, a kind of parsnip or carrot, used in medicine. Cf. Burdock.] (Bot.) A genus of plants (Rumex), some species of which are well-known weeds which have a long taproot and are difficult of extermination.

Note: Yellow dock is Rumex crispus, with smooth curly leaves and yellow root, which that of other species is used medicinally as an astringent and tonic.

Dock

Dock\, n. [Cf. Icel. dockr a short tail, Fries. dok a little bundle or bunch, G. docke bundle, skein, a short and thick column.]

1. The solid part of an animal's tail, as distinguished from the hair; the stump of a tail; the part of a tail left after clipping or cutting. --Grew.

2. A case of leather to cover the clipped or cut tail of a horse.

Dock

Dock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Docked; p. pr. & vb. n. Docking.] [See Dock a tail. Cf. W. tociaw, and twciaw, to dock, clip.]

1. to cut off, as the end of a thing; to curtail; to cut short; to clip; as, to dock the tail of a horse.

His top was docked like a priest biforn. -- Chaucer.

2. To cut off a part from; to shorten; to deduct from; to subject to a deduction; as, to dock one's wages.

3. To cut off, bar, or destroy; as, to dock an entail.

Dock

Dock\, n. [Akin to D. dok; of uncertain origin; cf. LL. doga ditch, L. doga ditch, L. doga sort of vessel, Gr. ? receptacle, fr. ? to receive.]

1. An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a harbor or river, -- used for the reception of vessels, and provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the tide.

2. The slip or water way extending between two piers or projecting wharves, for the reception of ships; -- sometimes including the piers themselves; as, to be down on the dock.

3. The place in court where a criminal or accused person stands.

Balance dock, a kind of floating dock which is kept level by pumping water out of, or letting it into, the compartments of side chambers.

Dry dock, a dock from which the water may be shut or pumped out, especially, one in the form of a chamber having walls and floor, often of masonry and communicating with deep water, but having appliances for excluding it; -- used in constructing or repairing ships. The name includes structures used for the examination, repairing, or building of vessels, as graving docks, floating docks, hydraulic docks, etc.

Floating dock, a dock which is made to become buoyant, and, by floating, to lift a vessel out of water.

Graving dock, a dock for holding a ship for graving or cleaning the bottom, etc.

Hydraulic dock, a dock in which a vessel is raised clear of the water by hydraulic presses.

Naval dock, a dock connected with which are naval stores, materials, and all conveniences for the construction and repair of ships.

Sectional dock, a form of floating dock made in separate sections or caissons.

Slip dock, a dock having a sloping floor that extends from deep water to above high-water mark, and upon which is a railway on which runs a cradle carrying the ship.

Wet dock, a dock where the water is shut in, and kept at a given level, to facilitate the loading and unloading of ships; -- also sometimes used as a place of safety; a basin.

Dock

Dock\, v. t. To draw, law, or place (a ship) in a dock, for repairing, cleaning the bottom, etc.

Language Translation for : dock

Spanish: muelle,

German: das Dock,

Japanese: ドック

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dock (n.1)

"ship's berth," 1486, from M.Du. or M.L.G. docke, perhaps ultimately (via L.L. *ductia "aqueduct") from L. ducere "to lead" (see duke); or possibly from a Scand. word for "low ground" (cf. Norw. dokk "hollow, low ground"). Original sense was "furrow a grounded vessel makes in a mud bank."

dock (n.2)

"where accused stands in court," 1586, originally rogue's slang, from Flem. dok "pen or cage for animals," origin unknown.

dock (v.)

"cut an animal's tail," c.1386, from dok (n.) "fleshy part of an animal's tail," related to O.E. -docca "muscle," from P.Gmc. *dokko "something round, bundle" (cf. O.N. dokka "bundle, girl," Dan. dukke "doll," Ger. Docke "small column, bundle, doll, smart girl"). Meaning "to reduce (someone's) pay for some infraction" is first recorded 1822.

Main Entry: dock
Function: noun
Etymology: Dutch dialect docke dok pen, cage
: the place in a criminal court where a prisoner stands or sits during trial —compare BAR, BENCH, JURY BOX, SIDEBAR, STAND

Main Entry: ¹dock
Pronunciation: 'däk
Function: noun
: any plant of the genus Rumex

Main Entry: ²dock
Function: intransitive verb
: to combine with a molecular receptor docked at the T cell receptor>

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