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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.
4. 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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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2dock
Function: intransitive verb
: to combine with a molecular receptor docked at the T cell receptor>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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