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Definition: Meaning of, dock in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dɒk /

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dock docks
  1. [countable] a place in a port where ships are loaded, unloaded, or repaired [↪  dry dock]
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  2. the docks [plural] the area of a port where there are docks
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  3. [countable] American English a JETTY
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  4. the dock the part of a law court where the person who is charged with a crime stands
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  5. in the dock especially British English thought to have done something dishonest, harmful, or wrong
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  6. [uncountable and countable] a plant with thick green leaves that grows wild in Britain
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dock docked docked
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docking docks
  1. ships [intransitive and transitive] if a ship docks, or if the captain docks it, it sails into a dock so that it can unload
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  2. dock somebody's wages/pay/salary to reduce the amount of money you pay someone as a punishment
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  3. computers [transitive] to connect two computers using an electrical wire
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  4. spacecraft [intransitive + with] if two spacecraft dock, they join together in space
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  5. animals [transitive] to cut an animal's tail short
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dock used in phrases

  • Albert Dock
    1. a DOCK in Liverpool with popular shops and restaurants that have been built inside its old Victorian WAREHOUSE s
  • St Katharine's Dock
    1. a DOCK on the River Thames near the Tower of London, where ships used to be loaded and unloaded. It is now a centre for sailing boats.
  • bitter dock (noun)
    1. european dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America
  • broad-leaved dock (noun)
    1. european dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America
  • dock-walloper (noun)
    1. a labourer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
  • dry dock (noun)
    1. a place where a ship can be taken out of the water for repairs
  • floating dock (noun)
    1. dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised
  • floating dry dock (noun)
    1. dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised
  • graving dock (noun)
    1. a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline
  • loading dock (noun)
    1. a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
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