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Dictionary definition for: Dock
1. (n) an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
2. (v) come into dock; "the ship docked"
3. (n) any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
4. (v) deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty
5. (n) a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
6. (v) deduct from someone''s wages
7. (n) a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
8. (v) remove or shorten the tail of an animal
9. (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"
10. (v) haul into a dock; "dock the ships"
11. (n) the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
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