dock

n.

1. The area of water between two piers or alongside a pier that receives a ship for loading, unloading, or repairs.
2. A pier; a wharf.
3. A group of piers on a commercial waterfront that serve as a general landing area for ships or boats. Often used in the plural.
4. A platform at which trucks or trains load or unload cargo.

v., docked, dock·ing, docks.

v.tr.

1. To maneuver (a vessel or vehicle) into or next to a dock.
2. To couple (two or more spacecraft, for example) in space.

v.intr.
To move or come into a dock.

[Dutch dok, from Middle Dutch doc, from dūken, to go under water, dive.]

dock² (dŏk)
n.

1. The solid or fleshy part of an animal's tail.
2. The tail of an animal after it has been bobbed or clipped.

tr.v., docked, dock·ing, docks.

1. To clip short or cut off (an animal's tail, for example).
2. To deprive of a benefit or a part of one's wages, especially as a punishment: The company docks its employees for unauthorized absences.
3. To withhold or deduct a part from (one's salary or wages).

[Middle English dok.]

dock³ (dŏk)
n.
An enclosed place where the defendant stands or sits in a court of law.

idiom:

in the dock

1. On trial or under intense scrutiny.

[Obsolete Flemish docke, cage.]

dock⁴ (dŏk)
n.
See sorrel¹ (sense 1).

[Middle English, from Old English docce.]

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Placed in a cradle or base station. See dock and docking station.

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v

Definition: land on the waterfront
Antonyms: set sail, ship out

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[däk]

n. 1. a structure extending alongshore or out from the shore into a body of water, to which boats may be moored: the gangplank was lowered to the dock.

2. an enclosed area of water in a port for the loading, unloading, and repair of ships.

3. (docks) a group of such enclosed areas of water along with the wharves and buildings near them.

4. short for dry dock.

5. also loading dock a platform for loading or unloading trucks or freight trains.

v.

1. (of a ship) tie up at a dock, especially in order to load or unload passengers or cargo: the ship docked at San Francisco.

2. bring (a ship or boat) into such a place: the riverbank where the fur traders docked their boats.

3. (of a spacecraft) join with a space station or another spacecraft in space.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

1. A platform, usually the height of the floor or truck vans, which facilitates loading and unloading; a loading dock.
2. Short for scene dock.

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To curtail or diminish, as, for ex- ample, to dock a person's wages for lateness or poor work. The cage or enclosed space in a criminal court where prisoners stand when brought in for trial.

Tail amputation. See dock1.

IN BRIEF: A place where boats are tied up.

In the early morning, you could find them down on the dock fishing.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - dok, dokhavn, havneterræn, kajplads, kaj
v. tr. - lade gå i havn, lægge til kaj, sammenkoble, forsyne med dokke/bassiner
v. intr. - gå i havn, lægges til kaj, blive sammenkoblet

idioms:

• dock worker    havnearbejder

2.
n. - halestump, rumperem
v. tr. - kupere

3.
n. - skræppe, syre

4.
n. - anklagebænk

Nederlands (Dutch)
dok, haven(s), beklaagdenbank, laadperron, koppeling, staartwortel, koppelen, dokken, inhouden, van een dok voorzien, couperen, beroven

Français (French)
1.
n. - bassin, dock, dock(s) (pour (dé)charger)
v. tr. - (Naut) mettre à quai, (GB) rogner, faire une retenue sur (les salaires), (Mil) supprimer (des jours de soldes), (Aérosp) amarrer, arriver, (Vét) écourter (la queue)
v. intr. - (Naut) entrer au bassin/aux docks, arriver/se mettre à quai, s'arrimer, s'amarrer

idioms:

• dock worker    docker, débardeur

2.
n. - partie charnue de la queue (d'un animal)
v. tr. - écourter/couper (la queue d'un animal)

3.
n. - (Bot) patience

4.
n. - (GB, Jur) banc des accusés/des prévenus

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Dock, Kai
v. - docken, anlegen, einbehalten

idioms:

• dock worker    Hafenarbeiter

2.
n. - fleischiger Teil des Schwanzes
v. - kupieren, stutzen

3.
n. - (bot.) Ampfer

4.
n. - Anklagebank

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ναυτ.) προβλήτα, ντόκος, αποβάθρα, προκυμαία, δεξαμενή (επισκευής), (νομ.) εδώλιο κατηγορουμένου, νηοδόχη
v. - ελλιμενίζομαι, αράζω, δεξαμενίζομαι, κόβω την ουρά, κολοβώνω

idioms:

• dock worker    λιμενεργάτης

Italiano (Italian)
agganciare, mettere via, mozzare la coda, darsena, bacino, banco degli imputati

idioms:

• dock worker    scaricatore di porto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - doca (f)
v. - entrar na doca, cortar

idioms:

• dock worker    estivador (m)
• dry dock    doca (f) de querena

Русский (Russian)
скамья подсудимых, док, стыковаться, урезать, снять с жалования, вводить судно в док, обрубать хвост

idioms:

• dock worker    портовый рабочий
• dry dock    сухой док

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - dársena, muelle
v. tr. - acoplar, descolar, poner en el dique
v. intr. - descolar, entrar al dique, atracar en el dique, acoplarse

idioms:

• dock worker    estibador

2.
n. - rabo, cola
v. tr. - retener, cortar el rabo

3.
n. - acedera, alazán

4.
n. - banquillo de los acusados

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stubbsvans, förhörsbås i rättssal, skeppsdocka, amer. lastkaj
v. - kupera, beskära

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 码头, 船渠, 港区, 船坞, 使靠码头, 使在外层空间对接, 使入船坞, 靠码头, 在外层空间对接, 入船坞

idioms:

• dock worker    码头工人

2. 尾巴的骨肉部分, 剪短的尾, 尾根, 剪短, 削减, 扣去, 删节

3. 被告席

4. 酸模, 羊蹄, 阔叶野草

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 碼頭, 船渠, 港區, 船塢
v. tr. - 使靠碼頭, 使在外太空對接, 使入船塢
v. intr. - 靠碼頭, 在外太空對接, 入船塢

idioms:

• dock worker    碼頭工人

2.
n. - 被告席

3.
n. - 酸模, 羊蹄, 闊葉野草

4.
n. - 尾巴的骨肉部分, 剪短的尾, 尾根
v. tr. - 剪短, 削減, 扣去, 刪節

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 부두
v. tr. - 부두에 넣다, 독을 설치하다
v. intr. - 부두에 넣다

2.
n. - 동물의 꼬리
v. tr. - 잘라내다

3.
n. - 잡초의 일종

4.
n. - 피고석

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ドック, 波止場, 被告席, ギシギシ, 切り尾
v. - ドックに入れる, ドッキングさせる, 短く切る, 減らす, 差し引く

idioms:

• dock worker    波止場作業者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رصيف في مرفأ يستخدم لتحميل أو تفريغ السفن أو إصلاحها ( حوض السفينه), منصه لفحص وتصليح الطائرات, قفص الاتهام في المحكمه (فعل) يبتر ذيل حيوان, يقتطع جزا من شئ وبخاصه من مال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מספנה, מבדוק‬
v. tr. - ‮נכנסה למספנה, הצמיד חלליות בחלל, הביא לסיפון‬
v. intr. - ‮נכנסה למספנה, עלה לסיפון‬
n. - ‮זנב, עצם הזנב אצל חיות‬
v. tr. - ‮קיצץ‬
n. - ‮חומעה (צמח בר)‬
n. - ‮תא הנאשמים‬

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