dock¹ /dok/

1. (often used in pl) an artificial basin for the reception of vessels and cargo
2. The waterway between two wharves or two piers
3. A wharf or pier
4. In a railway station, the place of arrival and departure of a train
5. In the theatre, a space for storing scenery

1. To place in a dock
2. To bring into dock
3. To equip with docks
4. To join (spacecraft) together in space
5. To embed in sand or ooze (obsolete; Shakespeare)

1. To enter a dock
2. To join together in space

dockˈage noun

1. Accommodation in docks for ships
2. Dock-dues

dockˈer noun

A dockside labourer whose job is to load and unload ships

dockˈing noun

dockizāˈtion or dockisāˈtion noun

dockˈize or dockˈise transitive verb

To convert into docks

dockˈ-dues plural noun

Payments for use of a dock

dockˈ-laˈbourer noun

A docker

dockˈland noun

A district round about docks

dockˈ-master noun

The person superintending a dock

dockˈside noun

The area alongside a dock

dockˈ-warrant noun

A warehouse receipt

dockˈyard noun

A naval establishment with docks, building-slips, stores, etc

dry dock see under dry

in (the) dock (facetious)

1. (of a vehicle) undergoing repairs and so unavailable for use
2. (of a person) in hospital

dock² /dok/

1. To cut short
2. To curtail
3. To cut off the whole or part of (an animal's tail)
4. To cut the tail off (an animal)
5. To clip
6. To reduce (someone's pay), or deduct (a certain amount) from it

1. The part of a tail left after clipping
2. The rump (Scot)

dock³ /dok/

A polygonaceous weed (genus Rumex) with large leaves and a long root

dockˈen noun (Scot, perh orig pl)

A dock

dockˈ-cress noun

The nipplewort

dock⁴ /dok/

The enclosure for the accused in a court of law

in the dock

1. On trial in a court of law
2. Under attack, facing criticism (with for)

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