12. (v.t.)dock to cut off the end of; cut short: to dock a tail.
13. dock to cut short the tail of.
14. dock to deduct a part from (wages).
15. dock to deduct from the wages of, usu. as a punishment.
16. dock to deprive of something regularly enjoyed: The campers were docked for disobeying their counselor.
17. (n.)dock the place in a courtroom where a prisoner is placed during trial.
18. (n.)dock any of various weedy plants of the genus Rumex, buckwheat family, having a long taproot and clusters of small flowers.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME dokke, OE docce; c. MD docke, MHG tocke)
Definition of 'Dock'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)dock an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
2. (noun)dock, sorrel, sour grass any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
3. (noun)pier, wharf, wharfage, dock a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
4. (noun)dock, loading dock a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
5. (noun)dock, dockage, docking facility 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"
6. (noun)dock the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
7. (verb)bobtail, bob, dock a short or shortened tail of certain animals
1. (noun)dock a platform sticking out from land into a body of water a sailboat tied up at the dock
2. dock the docks the section of a port where the docks are
Definition of 'Dock'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Dock a genus of plants (Rumex), some species of which are well-known weeds which have a long taproot and are difficult of extermination
2. (noun)Dock the solid part of an animal's tail, as distinguished from the hair; the stump of a tail; the part of a tail left after clipping or cutting
3. (noun)Dock a case of leather to cover the clipped or cut tail of a horse
4. (noun)Dock an artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a harbor or river, -- used for the reception of vessels, and provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the tide
5. (noun)Dock the slip or water way extending between two piers or projecting wharves, for the reception of ships; -- sometimes including the piers themselves; as, to be down on the dock