dock in English dictionary

  • dock

    Meanings and definitions of "dock"

    • Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially the common dock, and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.
    • A burdock plant, or the leaves of that plant.
    • The fleshy root of an animal's tail, which remains after the tail has been docked.
    • (obsolete) The buttocks or anus.
    • To cut off a section of an animal's tail.
    • To reduce (wages); to deduct.
    • A fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port.
    • The body of water between two piers or wharves.
    • A section of a hotel or restaurant, as in coffee dock
    • (electronics) A device designed as a base for holding a connected portable appliance such as a laptop computer (in this case, referred to as a docking station ), or a mobile telephone, for providing the necessary electrical charge for its autonomy, or as a hardware extension for additional capabilities.
    • (computing, graphical user interface) A toolbar that provides the user with a way of launching applications, and switching between running applications.
    • An act of docking; joining two things together.
    • (intransitive) To land at a harbour.
    • To join two moving items.
    • (transitive, computing) To drag a user interface element (such as a toolbar) to a position on screen where it snaps into place.
    • Part of a courtroom where the accused sits.
    • noun
      Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially the common dock, and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.
    • noun
      A burdock plant, or the leaves of that plant.
    • noun
      A fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port.
    • noun
      The body of water between two piers.
    • noun
      A structure attached to shore for loading and unloading vessels.
    • noun
      A section of a hotel or restaurant.
    • noun
      (electronics)
      A device designed as a base for holding a connected portable appliance such as a laptop computer (in this case, referred to as a docking station), or a mobile telephone, for providing the necessary electrical charge for its autonomy, or as a hardware extension for additional capabilities.
    • noun
      (computing, graphical user interface)
      A toolbar that provides the user with a way of launching applications, and switching between running applications.
    • noun
      An act of docking; joining two things together.
    • noun
      Part of a courtroom where the accused sits.
    • noun
      The fleshy root of an animal's tail.
    • noun
      The part of the tail which remains after the tail has been docked.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      The buttocks or anus.
    • noun
      A leather case to cover the clipped or cut tail of a horse.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To cut off a section of an animal's tail.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To reduce (wages); to deduct from.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To cut off, bar, or destroy.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To land at a harbour.
    • verb
      To join two moving items.
    • verb
      (transitive, computing)
      To drag a user interface element (such as a toolbar) to a position on screen where it snaps into place.
    • verb
      (cooking)
      To pierce with holes, as pricking pastry or dough with a fork to prevent excessive rising in the oven.dock, v. 3 Oxford English Dictionary ( subscription required). Retrieved: 2015-10-03.
    • To manipulate an interface element, such as a toolbar or panel, in order to align it with the edge of another interface element, typically a window or pane.
    • An enclosed area of water used for loading, unloading, building or repairing ships.
    • part of a courtroom where the accused sits
    • any plant in genus Rumex
    • burdock
    • To reduce wages; to deduct
    • To cut off a section of an animal's tail
    • body of water between two piers or wharves
    • action of joining two items together
    • device designed as a base for holding a connected portable appliance
    • to land at a harbour
    • noun
      any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
    • noun
      an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
    • noun
      a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
    • noun
      a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
    • noun
      a short or shortened tail of certain animals
    • noun
      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"
    • noun
      the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
    • verb
      come into dock; "the ship docked"
    • verb
      deduct from someone's wages
    • verb
      deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty
    • verb
      maneuver into a dock; "dock the ships"
    • verb
      remove or shorten the tail of an animal

    Synonyms of "dock" in English dictionary

    get in, body part, head are the top synonyms of "dock" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "dock" in English dictionary

    undock is the antonym of "dock" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of dock

    • dock ( plural  docks)
    • dock ( third-person singular simple present docks, present participle docking, simple past and past participle docked)
    • dock (plural docks)
    • dock (third-person singular simple present docks, present participle docking, simple past and past participle docked)
  • Dock

    Meanings and definitions of "dock"

    • (US, rare, dated) A male given name or nickname.
    • proper
      (US, rare, dated)
      A male given name or nickname.

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