dock has definitions from the fields of zoology,nautical,botany,transportation
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[ noun ] an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial

Used in print

(Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)

`` It is not an individual that is in the dock at this historical trial '' - said Ben_Gurion , `` and not the Nazi regime alone - but anti-Semitism throughout history '' .

And if it was not an individual who was in the dock , why was the Trial , as we shall observe later , all_but scuttled in the attempt to prove Eichmann a `` fiend '' ?

Related terms

enclosure law

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[ verb ] (nautical) come into dock, as of a ship

Used in print

(Joseph E. Choate, "The American Boating Scene"...)

Currently , marina is used to indicate a municipal or commercially operated facility where a pleasure_boat may dock and find some or all_of the following available : gasoline , fresh water , electricity , telephone_service , ice , repair facilities , restaurants , sleeping accommodations , a general_store , and a grocery_store .

Yachtel , a relatively new word , indicates a waterfront type of hotel where a yachtsman may dock and find overnight accommodations on the premises as_well as other services .

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[ verb ] remove or shorten the tail of an animal

Synonyms

bob tail

Related terms

cut bobtail

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[ noun ] (nautical) 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

Synonyms

wharf wharfage

Examples

"the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late"

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[ noun ] (zoology) the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair

Related terms

body_part tail

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[ noun ] (botany) any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

Synonyms

sour_grass sorrel

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[ verb ] (nautical,transportation) haul into a dock

Examples

"dock the ships"

Related terms

undock steer drydock docking

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[ noun ] (nautical) 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

Examples

"the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late"

Related terms

landing dry_dock marina seaport

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[ verb ] deduct from someone's wages

Related terms

withhold

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[ verb ] deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty

Related terms

deprive

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[ noun ] a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded

Synonyms

loading_dock

Related terms

platform

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[ noun ] (nautical) a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

Synonyms

wharf pier wharfage

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 15536
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[ noun ] (zoology) a short or shortened tail of certain animals

Synonyms

bob bobtail

Related terms

tail

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