dock

dock

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dock¹ /dɒk $ dɑːk/ noun1. [countable] a place in a port where ships are loaded, unloaded, or repaired ⇨ dry dock:
    A crowd was waiting at the dock to greet them.
    in dock
    The ship is in dock for repairs.
2. the docks [plural] the area of a port where there are docks:
    James arrived at the docks expecting to see a luxury liner.
3. [countable] American English a jetty
4. the dock the part of a law court where the person who is charged with a crime stands
    in the dock
    Three defendants stood in the dock.
5. in the dock especially British English thought to have done something dishonest, harmful, or wrong:
    These chemicals remain in the dock until we have more scientific evidence.
6. [uncountable and countable] a plant with thick green leaves that grows wild in Britain:
    a dock leaf
7. [countable] a piece of equipment that connects a portable media player to a computer, television etc
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ port noun [uncountable and countable] a place where ships can be loaded and unloaded: a busy port | We’ll have two days ashore while the ship is in port. | The ferry was about to leave port.
   ▪ harbour British English, harbor American English noun [countable] an area of water next to the land which is protected by walls so the water is calm, and is a place where ships can stay when they are not sailing: They sailed into Portsmouth Harbour | Tourist boats leave the harbour at Riva regularly. | the harbour wall
   ▪ dock [uncountable and countable] a place in a port where ships are loaded, unloaded, or repaired: A crowd was waiting at the dock to greet them. | The ship was in dock for repairs.
   ▪ pier a structure that is built over and into the water so that boats can stop next to it or people can walk along it: The yacht was moored at a pier.
   ▪ jetty noun [countable] a wall or platform built out into the water, used for getting on and off boats: a wooden jetty | The house has a private jetty.
   ▪ mooring noun [countable] the place where a ship or boat is fastened to the land or to the bottom of the sea: Tugs towed the boat away from its mooring at White Bay.
   ▪ marina noun [countable] a harbour where people keep boats which are used for pleasure: They are building a new 220-berth marina. | The apartments have a private marina.

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dock² verb1.  SHIPS  [intransitive and transitive] if a ship docks, or if the captain docks it, it sails into a dock so that it can unload
    dock at/in
    We docked at Rangoon the next morning.
2. dock sb’s wages/pay/salary to reduce the amount of money you pay someone as a punishment:
    The company has threatened to dock the officers’ pay.
3.  COMPUTERS  [transitive] to connect two computers using an electrical wire
    dock something to/into/with something
    Users can dock a laptop to their desktop setup.
4.  SPACECRAFT  [intransitive + with] if two spacecraft dock, they join together in space
5.  ANIMALS  [transitive] to cut an animal’s tail short