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dock Definition
(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)
haul
into
a
dock
; "
dock
the
ships
"
dock Synonyms
bob
bobtail
dock
dockage
docking facility
loading dock
pier
sorrel
sour grass
tail
wharf
wharfage
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