dock

dock¹ [dɔk US da:k] n

[Date: 1300-1400; : Middle Dutch; Origin: docke]

1.)

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.) AmE

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 BrE thought to have done something dishonest, harmful, or wrong

▪ These chemicals remain in the dock until we have more scientific evidence.

6.) [U and C]

a plant with thick green leaves that grows wild in Britain

▪ a dock leaf

dock ²

dock² v

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1¦(ships)¦

2 dock somebody's wages/pay/salary

3¦(computers)¦

4¦(spacecraft)¦

5¦(animals)¦

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[Sense: 1,3-4; Date: 1500-1600; Origin: DOCK¹]

[Sense: 2,5; Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Probably from Old English docca 'muscle']

1.) ¦(SHIPS)¦ [I and T]

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)¦ [T]

to connect two computers using an electrical wire

dock sth to/into/with sth

▪ Users can dock a laptop to their desktop setup.

4.) ¦(SPACECRAFT)¦ [I + with]

if two spacecraft dock, they join together in space

5.) ¦(ANIMALS)¦ [T]

to cut an animal's tail short