Definitions For Dock

noun

• A short or shortened tail of certain animals
• The solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
• 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
• An enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
• A platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
• A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
• Any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

verb

• Maneuver into a dock
• Remove or shorten the tail of an animal
• Come into dock
• Deduct from someone's wages
• Deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty