dock
- n an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
- n any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
- n a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
- n a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
- n 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 - n the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
- n a short or shortened tail of certain animals
- v come into dock
the ship docked - v deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty
- v deduct from someone's wages
- v remove or shorten the tail of an animal
- v maneuver into a dock
dock the ships