dock

dock ¹  (dk)

n.

1. The area of water between two piers or alongside a pier that receives a ship for loading, unloading, or repairs.

2. A pier; a wharf.

3. A group of piers on a commercial waterfront that serve as a general landing area for ships or boats. Often used in the plural.

4. A platform at which trucks or trains load or unload cargo.

v. docked, dock·ing, docks

v.tr.

1. To maneuver (a vessel or vehicle) into or next to a dock.

2. To couple (two or more spacecraft, for example) in space.

v.intr.

To move or come into a dock.

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[Dutch dok, from Middle Dutch doc, from dken, to go under water, dive.]

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dock ²  (dk)

n.

1. The solid or fleshy part of an animal's tail.

2. The tail of an animal after it has been bobbed or clipped.

tr.v. docked, dock·ing, docks

1. To clip short or cut off (an animal's tail, for example).

2. To deprive of a benefit or a part of one's wages, especially as a punishment: The company docks its employees for unauthorized absences.

3. To withhold or deduct a part from (one's salary or wages).

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[Middle English dok.]

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dock ³  (dk)

n.

An enclosed place where the defendant stands or sits in a court of law.

Idiom:

in the dock

On trial or under intense scrutiny.

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[Obsolete Flemish docke, cage.]

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dock ⁴  (dk)

n.

See sorrel¹.

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[Middle English, from Old English docce.]

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dock¹

n

1. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a wharf or pier

2. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a space between two wharves or piers for the mooring of ships

3. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) an area of water that can accommodate a ship and can be closed off to allow regulation of the water level

4. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) short for dry dock

5. (Performing Arts / Theatre) short for scene dock

6. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) Chiefly US and Canadian a platform from which lorries, goods trains, etc., are loaded and unloaded

vb

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) to moor (a vessel) at a dock or (of a vessel) to be moored at a dock

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) to put (a vessel) into a dry dock for repairs or (of a vessel) to come into a dry dock

3. (Astronautics) (of two spacecraft) to link together in space or link together (two spacecraft) in space

[from Middle Dutch docke; perhaps related to Latin ducere to lead]

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dock²

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the bony part of the tail of an animal, esp a dog or sheep

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the part of an animal's tail left after the major part of it has been cut off

vb (tr)

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) 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

2. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) to deduct (an amount) from (a person's wages, pension, etc.) they docked a third of his wages

[dok, of uncertain origin]

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dock³

n

(Law) an enclosed space in a court of law where the accused sits or stands during his trial

[from Flemish dok sty]

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dock⁴

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various temperate weedy plants of the polygonaceous genus Rumex, having greenish or reddish flowers and typically broad leaves

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several similar or related plants

[Old English docce; related to Middle Dutch, Old Danish docke, Gaelic dogha]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dock - an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial enclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	2.	dock - any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine sour grass, sorrel herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Rumex, Rumex - docks: coarse herbs and shrubs mainly native to north temperate regions Rumex acetosa, sour dock, garden sorrel - European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens Rumex acetosella, sheep sorrel, sheep's sorrel - small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry places bitter dock, broad-leaved dock, Rumex obtusifolius, yellow dock - European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America French sorrel, garden sorrel, Rumex scutatus - low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves
	3.	dock - a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats pier, wharf, wharfage bitt, bollard - a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards" levee - a pier that provides a landing place on a river platform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform" quay - wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline shipside - the part of a wharf that is next to a ship
	4.	dock - a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded loading dock platform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"
	5.	dock - 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" docking facility, dockage dry dock, drydock, graving dock - a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline landing place, landing - structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods marina - a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers harbor, harbour, seaport, haven - a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
	6.	dock - the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair tail - the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
	7.	dock - a short or shortened tail of certain animals bobtail, bob tail - the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
Verb	1.	dock - come into dock; "the ship docked" moor, berth, wharf - come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening" come in, enter, get in, go in, go into, move into, get into - to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes" undock - move out of a dock; "We docked at noon"
	2.	dock - deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty deprive - keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
	3.	dock - deduct from someone's wages deduct, withhold, recoup - retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes"
	4.	dock - remove or shorten the tail of an animal tail, bob cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
	5.	dock - maneuver into a dock; "dock the ships" dry-dock, drydock - maneuver (a ship) into a drydock channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, direct - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling undock - take (a ship) out of a dock; "undock the ship"

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dock¹

noun

port, haven, harbour, pier, wharf, quay, waterfront, anchorage He brought his boat right into the dock at Southampton.

verb

1. moor, land, anchor, put in, tie up, berth, drop anchor The vessel is about to dock in Singapore

2. (of spacecraft) link up, unite, join, couple, rendezvous, hook up The shuttle is scheduled to dock with the space station.

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dock²

verb

1. cut, reduce, decrease, diminish, cut back, lessen He threatened to dock her fee.
cut increase, raise, boost, augment

2. deduct, remove, take off, discount, debit, knock off, subtract He had a point docked for insulting his opponent.

3. cut off, crop, clip, shorten, curtail, cut short It is an offence for an unqualified person to dock a dog's tail.

Translations

dock¹ [dɒk] N (Bot) → acedera f, ramaza f

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dock² [dɒk] VT

1. [+ animal's tail] → cortar, cercenar(frm)

2. (Brit) to dock sb's pay → descontar dinero del sueldo a algn
I've been docked £1 → me han descontado una libra

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dock³ [dɒk]

A. N

1. (Naut) → dársena f, muelle m; (with gates) → dique m
to be in dock (Brit) [ship] → estar en puerto; [car] → estar en el taller

2. docks → muelles mpl, puerto m

B. VT [+ ship] → atracar; [+ spacecraft] → acoplar

C. VI

1. (Naut) → atracar; (loosely) → llegar
the ship has docked → el barco ha atracado
we docked at five → llegamos a las cinco, entramos en el puerto a las cinco
when we docked at Vigo → cuando llegamos a Vigo

2. [spacecraft] → acoplarse (with a)

D. CPD dock dues NPL → derechos mpl de atraque or de dársena
dock labourer, dock laborer (US) N = dock worker dock walloper N (US) = dock worker dock warrant N → resguardo m de muelle, conocimiento m de almacén
dock worker N → trabajador m portuario

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dock⁴ [dɒk] N (Brit) (in court) → banquillo m de los acusados

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dock [ˈdɒk]

n

(for loading, unloading and repairs) → dock m; (for mooring) → quai m, dock m

(LAW) (in court) → banc m des accusés
to be in the dock [defendant] → être au banc des accusés

vi [ship] → se mettre à quai; [spaceship] → s'arrimer
to dock with [spaceship] → s'arrimer à

vt

(= cut) [+ money, wages] → retenir; [+ point] → enlever
They docked a third of his wages → Ils lui ont retenu un tiers de son salaire.

[+ ship] → mettre à quai; [+ spaceship] → arrimer docks

npl
the docks → les docks mpl
dock dues npl → droits mpl de bassin

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dock:

dock labourer

n → Hafenarbeiter m

dockland

n → Hafenviertel nt

dock strike

n → Hafenarbeiterstreik m

dock worker

n → Hafenarbeiter m

dockyard

n → Werft f

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dock¹

n → Dock nt; (for berthing) → Pier m, → Kai m; docks pl → Hafen m; my car is in dock (inf) → mein Wagen ist in der Werkstatt

vt → docken (spec); (Space also) → ankoppeln (→ with an +acc)

vi

(Naut) → anlegen

(Space, two spacecraft) → docken (spec), → ankoppeln; the space shuttle docked with Russia’s space station → die Raumfähre koppelte or dockte (spec) → an die russische Raumstation an

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dock²

n (Jur) → Anklagebank f; to stand in the dock → auf der Anklagebank sitzen; “prisoner in the dock” → „Angeklagte(r)“

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dock³

vt

dog’s tail → kupieren; horse’s tail → stutzen

wages → kürzen; points → abziehen; to dock £50 off somebody’s wages → jds Lohn um £ 50 kürzen; he was docked 6 points for cheating → ihm wurden 6 Punkte wegen Mogeln abgezogen

n → kupierter Schwanz; (of horse) → gestutzter Schweif

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dock⁴

n (Bot) → Ampfer m

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dock¹ [dɒk]

1. n (Naut) → bacino; (wharf) → molo; (for repairs) → darsena
docks → dock m inv
dock dues → diritti mpl di banchina

2. vt → mettere in bacino

3. vi → entrare in bacino

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dock¹ [dɒk]

1. n (Naut) → bacino; (wharf) → molo; (for repairs) → darsena
docks → dock m inv
dock dues → diritti mpl di banchina

2. vt → mettere in bacino

3. vi → entrare in bacino

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dock² [dɒk] n (in court) → banco degli imputati

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dock² [dɒk] n (in court) → banco degli imputati

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dock³ [dɒk] vt

a. (tail) → mozzare

b. (pay) → decurtare

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dock³ [dɒk] vt

a. (tail) → mozzare

b. (pay) → decurtare

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dock⁴ [dɒk] n (Bot) → romice m

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dock⁴ [dɒk] n (Bot) → romice m

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dock¹

n dock [dok]

1 a deepened part of a harbour etc where ships go for loading, unloading, repair etc The ship was in dock for three weeks. droogdok حَوْض تَحْميل وتَفْريغ السُّفُن док dok dok das Dock αποβάθρα, δεξαμενή muelle dokk اسکله؛ لنگرگاه satama-allas bassin מֶזָח घाट, जहाज गोदाम dok, brodogradilište dokk galangan viðlegustaður; skipakví, hafnarbakki, bryggja scalo d'approdo ドック 선거(船渠) dokas doks dok dok dokk, havn dok doca doc док dok dok dok docka, hamnbassäng อู่เรือ dok, rıhtım 碼頭 док بندرگاہ کی گودی vũng tàu đậu 码头

2 the area surrounding this He works down at the docks. skeepsdok حَوْض أو رَصيف السُّفُن пристанище doky dokkerne der Hafen αποβάθρα muelle dokk بندرگاه laituri quais רָצִיף घाट pristanište kikötő, dokkok dermaga hafnarsvæði, höfn molo 波止場 선거 주위 dokas doks limbungan haven havn, dokkområde dok docas platformă причал dok, prístav pristanišče dokovi hamn ท่าเรือ rıhtım, doklar 船塢 портовий басейн بندرگھاٹ کا احاطہ bến tàu 船坞

3 the box in a law court where the accused person sits or stands. beskuldigdebank قَفَص الأتِّهام подсъдима скамейка lavice obžalovaných anklagebænk die Anklagebank εδώλιο κατηγορουμένου banquillo (de los acusados) süüpink محل قرارگیری متهم syytettyjen penkki banc des accusés סָפסָל הַנֶאֱשָמִים कटघरा optuženička klupa,ograđeni prostor za optuženog vádlottak padja bangku terdakwa sakamannabekkur banco degli imputati 被告席 피고석 kaltinamųjų suolas apsūdzēto sols kandang beklaagdenbank tiltalebenk ława oskarżonych banco dos réus boxă a acuzaţilor скамья подсудимых lavica obžalovaných zatožna klop optuženička klupa förhörsbås คอกสำหรับให้ผู้ถูกกล่าวหายืนหรือนั่งในศาล sanık yeri 刑事法庭被告席 лава підсудних عدالت کا کٹگھرا ghế bị cáo 刑事法庭被告席

v

to (cause to) enter a dock and tie up alongside a quay The liner docked in Southampton this morning. dok, vasmeer يُرسي السَّفينَه влизам в док vjet do doku dokke landen δένω (για πλοίο) atracar silduma پهلو گرفتن؛ لنگر انداختن saapua satamaan (se) mettre à quai לַעֲגוֹן घाट में खड़ा करना pristati kiköt bersandar leggja að bryggju attraccare 波止場につける 선거에 배를 넣다 įplaukti į doką novietot/iebraukt dokā pasungan meren dokke, legge til, gå i dokk dokować, wpłynąć do doku atracar a acosta входить в док vplávať do doku privezati (se) v pristanišču uploviti ta[] in i docka, gå in i docka เทียบท่า rıhtıma yanaş(tır)mak 入碼頭 ставити судно в док بندرگاہ میں کھڑا کرنا cập bến 入码头

n docker

a person who works in the docks. dokwerker عامِل في رَصيف السُّفُن докер dokař, přístavní dělník dokarbejder der Hafenarbeiter λιμενεργάτης estibador dokitööline باربر لنگرگاه؛ کارگر کشتی satamatyöntekijä débardeur/-euse סָוָור गोदी-मजदूर lučki radnik dokkmunkás kuli pelabuhan hafnarverkamaður portuale, scaricatore di porto 港湾労働者 부두 노동자 dokininkas dokeris pekerja limbungan havenarbeider dokkarbeider, sjauer doker estivador docher докер robotník v doku, dokár delavec v pristanišču lučki radnik hamnarbetare กรรมกรท่าเรือ liman işçisi 碼頭工人 докер, портовий робітник بندرگاہ میں کام کرنے والا شخص công nhân bốc xếp ở bến tàu 码头工人

n dockyard

a naval harbour with docks, stores etc. skeepswerf مُنْشَأ بَحْري، ترْسانَه пристанище loděnice værft die Werft ναυπηγείο, ναύσταθμος astillero dokk تعمیرگاه یا انبار کشتی ها telakka chantier naval מִספָּנָה गोदी nutarnja luka, spremište hajógyár pelabuhan skipasmíðastöð cantiere navale 海軍造船所 조선소 prieplauka kuģu būvētava; kuģu remonta rūpnīca limbungan werf (skips)verft stocznia estaleiro şantier naval верфь lodenica ladjedelnica brodogradilište varv บริเวณอู่เรือ tersane, dok 船舶修造廠 судноремонтний завод, верф جہازوں کے مرمت کی گودی bến tàu 船舶修造厂

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dock²

v dock [dok]

to cut short or remove part from The dog's tail had been docked; His wages were docked to pay for the broken window. afsny, afkap يُنَقِّص، يَبْتُر подрязвам zkrátit, useknout; snížit skære af; reducere kürzen περικόπτω, αποσπώ κομμάτι από κτ. cortar, descontar dinero de kärpima بریدن؛ کوتاه کردن typistää couper, retenir לְקָצֵץ काटना, घटाना podrezati, potkratiti megkurtít memotong stÿfa; skerða mozzare, tagliare 短く切る (꼬리 등을) 자르다 nukirsti, nurėžti apcirst; nocirst; atvilkt (no algas) potong couperen, korten beskjære, skjære ned på przyciąć, obciąć cortar a tăia, a reţine (din) обрубать; урезывать odseknúť; znížiť pristriči skratiti kupera, beskära, minska ตัดให้สั้น kısa kesmek, kesinti yapmak 剪短 обрубувати; зменшувати کسی چیز کو چھوٹا کرنا یا ایک حصہ نکالنا cắt bớt 剪短

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dock → حوض السفن dok dok Dock αποβάθρα muelle laituri dock dok molo ドック 선거 dok havn dok doca док docka อู่เรือ dok bến tàu 码头