dock
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
docks
plural
docks
Britannica Dictionary definition of DOCK
1
a
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an area of water in a port where ships are loaded, unloaded, or repaired
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see also dry dock
[count]
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A crowd was waiting at the dock to greet them.
[noncount]
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The ship is in dock for repairs.
b
the docks
:
the area in a town or city that has rows of docks, offices, and other buildings
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We went down to the docks to watch the ships come in.
2
[count]
US
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a long structure that is built out into water and used as a place to get on, get off, or tie up a boat
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Tie the boat to the dock.
3
[count]
US
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a place for loading materials onto ships, trucks, trains, etc.
4
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:
the place in a court of law where a person who is accused of a crime stands or sits during a trial
in the dock
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on trial for committing a crime
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He was arrested and is in the dock on charges of assault and battery.
2
dock
/ˈdɑːk/
verb
docks;
docked;
docking
2
dock
/ˈdɑːk/
verb
docks;
docked;
docking
Britannica Dictionary definition of DOCK
1
:
to bring a ship or boat into a dock
[no object]
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We spent two days at sea before docking in Miami, Florida.
[+ object]
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The captain was forced to dock the ship.
2
:
to join together (two spacecraft) while in space
[no object]
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The shuttle was scheduled to dock with the space station.
[+ object]
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They docked the spaceship with the satellite.
3
[+ object]
:
to connect an electronic device (such as a computer or a digital camera) to another device
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You can dock the camera directly to the printer and download the pictures.
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The handheld PC can be docked into/with your desktop computer.
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a docking station
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compare 3dock
3
dock
/ˈdɑːk/
verb
docks;
docked;
docking
3
dock
/ˈdɑːk/
verb
docks;
docked;
docking
Britannica Dictionary definition of DOCK
[+ object]
1
:
to take away part of (the money that is paid to someone)
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Her boss docked her pay/wages for coming in late.
2
:
to cut off the end of (an animal's tail)
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The puppy's tail was docked.
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compare 2dock
