dock
1
[ dok ]
/ dɒk /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to come or go into a dock or dry dock.
(of two space vehicles) to join together in outer space.
Origin of dock
1
1505–15; < Middle Dutch
doc(ke)
Words nearby dock
docg,
doch-an-doris,
doch-an-dorrach,
docherty,
docile,
dock,
dock-walloper,
dockage,
docken,
docker,
docket
Definition for dock (2 of 4)
dock
2
[ dok ]
/ dɒk /
noun
the solid or fleshy part of an animal's tail, as distinguished from the hair.
the part of a tail left after cutting or clipping.
verb (used with object)
to cut off the end of; cut short: to dock a tail.
to cut short the tail of: to dock a horse.
to deduct from the wages of, usually as a punishment: The boss docked him a day's pay.
to deduct from (wages): The boss docked his paycheck $20.
Origin of dock
2
1300–50; Middle English
dok, Old English
-docca, in
fingirdoccana (genitive plural) finger muscles; cognate with Frisian
dok, Low German
docke bundle, Icelandic
dokkur stumpy tail, Middle High German
tocke bundle, sheaf
Definition for dock (3 of 4)
dock
3
[ dok ]
/ dɒk /
noun
the place in a courtroom where a prisoner is placed during trial.
Origin of dock
3
1580–90; perhaps < Dutch
dok (dial. sense) cage, poultry pen, rabbit hutch
Definition for dock (4 of 4)
dock
4
[ dok ]
/ dɒk /
noun
any of various weedy plants belonging to the genus Rumex, of the buckwheat family, as R. obtusifolius (bitter dock) or R. acetosa (sour dock), having long taproots.
any of various other plants, mostly coarse weeds.
Origin of dock
4
before 1000; Middle English
dokke, Old English
docce; cognate with Middle Dutch
docke, Middle High German
tocke
Example sentences from the Web for dock
British Dictionary definitions for dock (1 of 4)
dock
1
/ (dɒk) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for dock
C14: from Middle Dutch
docke; perhaps related to Latin
ducere to lead
British Dictionary definitions for dock (2 of 4)
dock
2
/ (dɒk) /
noun
the bony part of the tail of an animal, esp a dog or sheep
the part of an animal's tail left after the major part of it has been cut off
verb (tr)
to remove (the tail or part of the tail) of (an animal) by cutting through the bone
to dock a tail; to dock a horse
to deduct (an amount) from (a person's wages, pension, etc)
they docked a third of his wages
Word Origin for dock
C14:
dok, of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for dock (3 of 4)
dock
3
/ (dɒk) /
noun
an enclosed space in a court of law where the accused sits or stands during his trial
Word Origin for dock
C16: from Flemish
dok sty
British Dictionary definitions for dock (4 of 4)
dock
4
/ (dɒk) /
noun
any of various temperate weedy plants of the polygonaceous genus Rumex, having greenish or reddish flowers and typically broad leaves
any of several similar or related plants
Word Origin for dock
Old English
docce; related to Middle Dutch, Old Danish
docke, Gaelic
dogha
Idioms and Phrases with dock
dock
see in the dock.