dock

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: sorrelsour grasspierwharfwharfageloading dockdockagedocking facilitybobtailbobtail

WordNet 3.0

Noun (7)

  1. an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
  2. any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicineSynonyms: sorrelsour grass
  3. a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boatsSynonyms: pierwharfwharfage
  4. a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloadedSynonyms: loading dock
  5. 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“the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late”Synonyms: dockagedocking facility
  6. the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
  7. a short or shortened tail of certain animalsSynonyms: bobtailbob

Verb (5)

  1. come into dock“the ship docked”
  2. deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty
  3. deduct from someone's wages
  4. remove or shorten the tail of an animalSynonyms: tailbob
  5. maneuver into a dock“dock the ships”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Dock \Dock\ (d[o^]k), n. [AS. docce; of uncertain origin; cf. G. docken-bl[aum]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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Dock \Dock\, v. t. To draw, law, or place (a ship) in a dock, for repairing, cleaning the bottom, etc. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]

2.A case of leather to cover the clipped or cut tail of a horse. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

His top was docked like a priest biforn.— Chaucer.[1913 Webster]

2.To cut off a part from; to shorten; to deduct from; to subject to a deduction; as, to dock one's wages. [1913 Webster]

3.To cut off, bar, or destroy; as, to dock an entail. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

3.The place in court where a criminal or accused person stands. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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