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dock
1[ dok ]
noun
- a landing pier.
- the space or waterway between two piers or wharves, as for receiving a ship while in port.
- such a waterway, enclosed or open, together with the surrounding piers, wharves, etc.
- a platform for loading and unloading trucks, railway freight cars, etc.
- an airplane hangar or repair shed.
- Also called scene dock. a place in a theater near the stage or beneath the floor of the stage for the storage of scenery.
verb (used with object)
- to bring (a ship or boat) into a dock; lay up in a dock.
- to place in dry dock, as for repairs, cleaning, or painting.
- to join (a space vehicle) with another or with a space station in outer space.
verb (used without object)
- to come or go into a dock or dry dock.
- (of two space vehicles) to join together in outer space.
dock
2[ dok ]
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.
dock
3[ dok ]
noun
- the place in a courtroom where a prisoner is placed during trial.
dock
4[ dok ]
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.
dock
1/ 诲蓲办 /
noun
- a wharf or pier
- a space between two wharves or piers for the mooring of ships
- an area of water that can accommodate a ship and can be closed off to allow regulation of the water level
- short for dry dock
- short for scene dock
- a platform from which lorries, goods trains, etc, are loaded and unloaded
verb
- to moor (a vessel) at a dock or (of a vessel) to be moored at a dock
- to put (a vessel) into a dry dock for repairs or (of a vessel) to come into a dry dock
- (of two spacecraft) to link together in space or link together (two spacecraft) in space
dock
2/ 诲蓲办 /
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
- 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
dock
3/ 诲蓲办 /
noun
- an enclosed space in a court of law where the accused sits or stands during his trial
dock
4/ 诲蓲办 /
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
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of dock1
Origin of dock2
Origin of dock3
Origin of dock4
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of dock1
Origin of dock2
Origin of dock3
Origin of dock4
Idioms and Phrases
- in the dock, being tried in a court, especially a criminal court; on trial.
More idioms and phrases containing dock
see in the dock .Example Sentences
Months later as Redick walked toward his car parked near the loading dock at Crypto.com Arena, he thought about the things it would take for his team to advance out of the first-round of the playoffs.
Ms Lloyd was straight faced in the dock as Mr Wheatley looked at her saying "think of the lives you have ripped apart and changed forever".
Coking coal and iron ore from the US will be unloaded at Immingham docks and transported to the Scunthorpe site after a scramble for supplies.
The city鈥檚 harbor boasted deep channels that could accommodate bigger ships, as well as acres of vacant land near the docks where containers could be offloaded.
In the dock on Tuesday, he apologised to the Wilson family.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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