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dock

/dɒk/ /dɑk/

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noun

Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially common dock, and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.

Examples :

"My grandmother used to add the young leaves of the dock plant to her vegetable stew. "

plant medicine vegetable nature

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A burdock plant, or the leaves of that plant.

Examples :

"The dog got tangled in a patch of docks in the park. "

plant vegetable food nature

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The fleshy root of an animal's tail.

Examples :

"The dog's tail had a noticeable dock, making it look slightly shorter. "

anatomy animal body part

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The part of the tail which remains after the tail has been docked.

Examples :

"The dog's dock was very short because it was docked as a puppy. "

animal anatomy body part

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The buttocks or anus.

Examples :

"After sitting on the hard wooden chair all day, he felt a sharp pain in his dock. "

body anatomy sex

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A leather case to cover the clipped or cut tail of a horse.

Examples :

"The groom carefully placed the leather dock on the colt's freshly trimmed tail. "

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To cut off a section of an animal's tail, to practise a caudectomy.

Examples :

"The veterinarian will dock the puppy's tail to prevent future problems. "

animal medicine biology

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To reduce (wages); to deduct from.

Examples :

"The company will dock your pay if you're late more than three times. "

business job economy finance

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To cut off, bar, or destroy.

Examples :

"to dock an entail"

nautical military

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A fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port.

Examples :

"The fishing boat tied to the dock was ready for the morning's catch. "

nautical architecture building ocean

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A structure attached to shore for loading and unloading vessels.

Examples :

"The cargo ship docked at the pier, ready to unload its containers. "

nautical architecture building ocean structure place

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The body of water between two piers.

Examples :

"The fishing boats were moored in the quiet dock between the two piers. "

nautical place ocean

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The place of arrival and departure of a train in a railway station.

Examples :

"The train to town departs from platform 3 and arrives at the main station dock. "

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A section of a hotel or restaurant.

Examples :

"coffee dock"

area building business

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noun

Examples :

"My laptop needs a dock to charge and connect to the printer. "

technology electronics computing device machine utility item

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A toolbar that provides the user with a way of launching applications, and switching between running applications.

Examples :

"The computer's dock displayed icons for all the student's favorite programs, making it easy to switch between word processing and design software. "

technology computing device internet machine electronics utility

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An act of docking; joining two things together.

Examples :

"The dock of the two computers allowed them to share files. "

nautical technology vehicle action

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verb

To land at a harbour.

Examples :

"The ferry will dock at the harbor soon, allowing passengers to disembark. "

nautical sailing vehicle ocean

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To join two moving items.

Examples :

"The children were asked to dock the two toy cars together so they could race. "

nautical technology vehicle machine

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To drag a user interface element (such as a toolbar) to a position on screen where it snaps into place.

Examples :

"To organize his desktop, David docked the task bar to the bottom of the screen. "

technology computing internet device technical machine

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To place (an electronic device) in its dock.

Examples :

"I docked the laptop and allowed it to recharge for an hour."

electronics device technology computing

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Part of a courtroom where the accused sits.

Examples :

"The defendant sat in the dock during the trial. "

law government state

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To pierce with holes, as pricking pastry or dough with a fork to prevent excessive rising in the oven.

Examples :

"The baker docked the pastry dough with a fork to stop it from rising too much in the oven. "

food utensil action