dock

noun

a short or shortened tail of certain animals

the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair

landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired

a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded

a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles

any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial

verb

maneuver into a dock

remove or shorten the tail of an animal

deduct from someone's wages

deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty

come into dock

Synonyms for dock

dockagen wharfn piern quayn jettyn dockyardn seaportn marinan portn harborn shipyardn

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