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Noun dock has 7 senses

dock - an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
--₁ is a kind of enclosure
dock, sorrel, sour grass - any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
--₂ is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
--₂ is a member of Rumex, genus Rumex
--₂ has particulars:
sour dock, garden sorrel, Rumex acetosa; sheep sorrel, sheep's sorrel, Rumex acetosella; bitter dock, broad-leaved dock, yellow dock, Rumex obtusifolius; French sorrel, garden sorrel, Rumex scutatus
pier, wharf, wharfage, dock - a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
--₃ is a kind of platform
--₃ has parts: bollard, bitt; shipside
--₃ has particulars: quay
Derived forms: verb dock₅, verb dock₁
dock, loading dock - a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
--₄ is a kind of platform
dock, dockage, docking facility - 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; "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late"
--₅ is a kind of landing, landing place
--₅ is a part of seaport, haven, harbor, harbour
--₅ has particulars: dry dock, drydock, graving dock; marina
Derived forms: verb dock₅, verb dock₁
dock - the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
--₆ is a kind of body part
--₆ is a part of tail
bobtail, bob, dock - a short or shortened tail of certain animals
--₇ is a kind of tail

Derived form: verb dock₄

Verb dock has 5 senses

dock - come into dock; "the ship docked"
--₁ is one way to enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into
Antonyms: undock

Derived forms: noun dockage₂, noun dock₅, noun dock₃, noun docker₁, noun docking₁
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
dock - deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty
--₂ is one way to deprive
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody of something
dock - deduct from someone's wages
--₃ is one way to withhold, deduct, recoup
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
dock, tail, bob - remove or shorten the tail of an animal
--₄ is one way to cut

Derived form: noun dock₇
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
dock - haul into a dock; "dock the ships"
--₅ is one way to steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
Antonyms: undock

Derived forms: noun dock₅, noun dock₃, noun docker₁, noun docking₁
Sample sentence:
The men dock the boat