dock
1a landing pier.
the space or waterway between two piers or wharves, as for receiving a ship while in port.
such a waterway, enclosed or open, together with the surrounding piers, wharves, etc.
a platform for loading and unloading trucks, railway freight cars, etc.
an 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.
to bring (a ship or boat) into a dock; lay up in a dock.
to place in dry dock, as for repairs, cleaning, or painting.
to join (a space vehicle) with another or with a space station in outer space.
to come or go into a dock or dry dock.
(of two space vehicles) to join together in outer space.
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Other definitions for dock (2 of 4)
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.
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.
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2Other definitions for dock (3 of 4)
the place in a courtroom where a prisoner is placed during trial.
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3Other definitions for dock (4 of 4)
any 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.
any of various other plants, mostly coarse weeds.
Origin of dock
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How to use dock in a sentence
San Diego–based Mesa Biotech, for instance, received RADx funding to manufacture a PCR test that replaces an entire clinical lab with a handheld dock and a single-use cartridge.
New coronavirus tests promise to be faster, cheaper and easier | Jack J. Lee | August 31, 2020 | Science NewsWith the Talis test, samples are placed in a cassette, popped into a specialized dock, and analyzed in just 30 minutes.
New coronavirus tests promise to be faster, cheaper and easier | Jack J. Lee | August 31, 2020 | Science NewsCharge several devices, listen to music, connect to the internet when there’s no Wi-Fi, and protect your dock with security lock support.
Laptop docking stations that increase your connection capabilities | PopSci Commerce Team | August 25, 2020 | Popular-ScienceFurther, researchers use supercomputers to figure out by simulation the different shapes formed by the target binding sites and then virtually dock compounds to each shape.
Scientists Tap the World’s Most Powerful Computers in the Race to Understand and Stop the Coronavirus | Jeremy Smith | June 4, 2020 | Singularity HubSo we went behind the building in the loading dock, all of us got really high.
How to Make Meetings Less Terrible (Ep. 389 Rebroadcast) | Stephen J. Dubner | May 28, 2020 | Freakonomics
The 26 were beaten by the bailiffs as they filed into a caged dock, sobbing, on Dec. 21.
Sisi Is Persecuting, Prosecuting, and Publicly Shaming Egypt’s Gays | Bel Trew | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOnce the ships that rescued them dock at port, they disembark.
Inside the Smuggling Networks Flooding Europe with Refugees | Barbie Latza Nadeau | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLupher says the Carnival Magic tried to land in Cozumel, but that the Mexican authorities blocked them from the dock.
Inside the Cruise Ship Quarantined Over Ebola Fear | Carol McKinley | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs he was taken down from the dock to be driven to prison he was downcast, as anyone would be who was publicly sacrificed.
Murdoch on the Rocks: How a Lone Reporter Revealed the Mogul's Tabloid Terror Machine | Clive Irving | August 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd this capsule will be able to dock itself, without needing the ISS to grab ahold and guide it in.
SpaceX’s Dragon V2 Will Land Exactly Where It Wants To | Zach Rosenberg | May 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWilliam Kidd with others executed at Execution dock, London, for piracy.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellIt was no new region to me, nor was I ignorant of the specified drinking den on the dock to which I had been directed.
The Staircase At The Hearts Delight | Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs)It was a peculiar, narrow little dock, completely rock-bound, except for the passage leading into it.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley SmithIt was a head such as one may see in the dock at certain criminal trials that are held with closed doors.
The Nabob | Alphonse DaudetThen on board the Prince, now in the dock, and indeed it has one and no more rich cabins for carved work, but no gold in her.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel Pepys
British Dictionary definitions for dock (1 of 4)
/ (dɒk) /
a wharf or pier
a space between two wharves or piers for the mooring of ships
an area of water that can accommodate a ship and can be closed off to allow regulation of the water level
short for dry dock
short for scene dock
mainly US and Canadian a platform from which lorries, goods trains, etc, are loaded and unloaded
to moor (a vessel) at a dock or (of a vessel) to be moored at a dock
to put (a vessel) into a dry dock for repairs or (of a vessel) to come into a dry dock
(of two spacecraft) to link together in space or link together (two spacecraft) in space
Origin of dock
1British Dictionary definitions for dock (2 of 4)
/ (dɒk) /
the bony part of the tail of an animal, esp a dog or sheep
the part of an animal's tail left after the major part of it has been cut off
to remove (the tail or part of the tail) of (an animal) by cutting through the bone: to dock a tail; to dock a horse
to deduct (an amount) from (a person's wages, pension, etc): they docked a third of his wages
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2British Dictionary definitions for dock (3 of 4)
/ (dɒk) /
an enclosed space in a court of law where the accused sits or stands during his trial
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3British Dictionary definitions for dock (4 of 4)
/ (dɒk) /
any of various temperate weedy plants of the polygonaceous genus Rumex, having greenish or reddish flowers and typically broad leaves
any of several similar or related plants
Origin of dock
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Other Idioms and Phrases with dock
see in the dock.
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