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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sour′ dock′. - Plant BiologySee under dock 4 (def. 1).
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dock1 /dɑk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Naval Termsa landing pier.
- Naval Termsthe space or waterway between two wharves, such as for receiving a ship while in port.
- Naval Termssuch a waterway with the surrounding piers, wharves, etc.
- a platform for loading and unloading trucks, etc.:a loading dock.
v. - Naval Termsto (cause to) come or go into a dock: [no object]The ship docked and the passengers filed off.[~ + object]The pilot docked the ship and cut all the engines.
- Aerospace(of two space vehicles) to join together while in orbit: [no object]The two vehicles docked in space and exchanged astronauts.[~ + object]The astronauts docked their vehicles and began to exchange cargo.
dock2 /dɑk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the fleshy part of an animal's tail.
- the part of a tail left after cutting or clipping.
v. [~ + object] - to cut off the end of;
cut short:to dock a tail. - to deduct a part from (wages):Their employer docked their pay.
- to take away from (someone) something regularly enjoyed:The campers were docked for disobeying their counselor.
dock3 /dɑk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the place in a courtroom where a prisoner is placed during trial.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dock1 (dok),USA pronunciation n. - Naval Termsa landing pier.
- Naval Termsthe space or waterway between two piers or wharves, as for receiving a ship while in port.
- Naval Termssuch a waterway, enclosed or open, together with the surrounding piers, wharves, etc.
- Naval Terms, NauticalSee dry dock.
- a platform for loading and unloading trucks, railway freight cars, etc.
- Aeronauticsan airplane hangar or repair shed.
- Also called scene dock. a place in a theater near the stage or beneath the floor of the stage for the storage of scenery.
v.t. - Naval Terms, Nauticalto bring (a ship or boat) into a dock;
lay up in a dock. - Naval Terms, Nauticalto place in dry dock, as for repairs, cleaning, or painting.
- Aerospaceto join (a space vehicle) with another or with a space station in outer space.
v.i. - Naval Termsto come or go into a dock or dry dock.
- Aerospace(of two space vehicles) to join together in outer space.
- Middle Dutch doc(ke)
- 1505–15
- the solid or fleshy part of an animal's tail, as distinguished from the hair.
- the part of a tail left after cutting or clipping.
v.t. - to cut off the end of;
cut short:to dock a tail. - to cut short the tail of:to dock a horse.
- to deduct from the wages of, usually as a punishment:The boss docked him a day's pay.
- to deduct from (wages):The boss docked his paycheck $20.
- 1300–50; Middle English dok, Old English -docca, in fingirdoccana (genitive plural) finger muscles; cognate with Frisian dok, Low German docke bundle, Icelandic dokkur stumpy tail, Middle High German tocke bundle, sheaf
- the place in a courtroom where a prisoner is placed during trial.
- Idioms in the dock, being tried in a court, esp. a criminal court;
on trial.
- Dutch dok (dialect, dialectal sense) cage, poultry pen, rabbit hutch
- perh. 1580–90
- Plant Biologyany 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.
- Plant Biologyany of various other plants, mostly coarse weeds.
- bef. 1000; Middle English dokke, Old English docce; cognate with Middle Dutch docke, Middle High German tocke
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