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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

12. (n) a short or shortened tail of certain animals

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