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dock

noun
  1. a short or shortened tail of certain animals
    bob
  2. the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
  3. landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired
    docking facility
  4. an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
  5. a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
    loading dock
  6. a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles
    pierwharfwharfage
  7. any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
    sorrelsour grass
verb
  1. maneuver into a dock
    “dock the ships”
  2. remove or shorten the tail of an animal
    bob
  3. come into dock
    “the ship docked”
  4. deduct from someone's wages
  5. deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty