dock
dock
dɑk
daak
/dɒk/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "dock"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĄāĻ•, āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāϜ āϘāĻžāϟ

a structure built out into the water so that people can get on and off boats or ships
dock definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fishing boats were moored at the dock after a successful day at sea.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻ› āϧāϰāĻžāϰ āύ⧌āĻ•āĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĄāϕ⧇ āύ⧋āĻ™ā§āĻ—āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ⧇āϰ āφāϏāύ, āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ

an enclosed area in a courtroom where the defendant sits during trial
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The judge called the defendant to the dock.
āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰāĻ• āφāϏāĻžāĻŽā§€āϕ⧇ āφāϏāĻžāĻŽā§€āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĄāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž āϞ⧇āϜ, āϞ⧇āĻœā§‡āϰ āĻ—ā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻž

the solid bony part of an animal's tail, distinct from the fur or hair
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Hunters often check the dock when assessing a hound.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāχ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āϕ⧁āϕ⧁āϰ āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϞ⧇āĻœā§‡āϰ āĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž āϞ⧇āϜ, āϛ⧋āϟ āϞ⧇āϜ

the short or cut tail of certain animals
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Farmers often help sheep with dock.
āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻ•āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāχ āϭ⧇āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž āϞ⧇āϜ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
05

āϘāĻžāϟ, āĻĄāĻ•

a platform for loading or unloading trucks, trains, or other cargo
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The warehouse dock was busy with deliveries.
āϗ⧁āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻĄāĻ• āĻĄā§‡āϞāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϟāĻ•āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻž, āϰ⧁āĻŽā§‡āĻ•ā§āϏ

a coarse, weedy plant with a long taproot, sometimes eaten as greens or used in traditional medicine
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Farmers pulled dock plants from the field to prevent weeds.
āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻ•āϰāĻž āφāĻ—āĻžāĻ›āĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻ  āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĄāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŸā§‡āύ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
01

āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž, āύ⧋āĻ™ā§āĻ—āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to secure a boat or ship to a wharf or pier
Transitive: to dock a boat or ship
to dock definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The harbor master guided the fishing trawler into the designated spot and told the crew to dock the vessel.
āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ› āϧāϰāĻž āĻŸā§āϰāϞāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•ā§āϰ⧁āϕ⧇ āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāϜāϟāĻŋ āĻĄāĻ• āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āĻĄāĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύ⧋āĻ™ā§āĻ—āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of a vessel) to enter a harbor and be secured at a wharf or pier
Intransitive: to dock | to dock somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the sun began to set, the fishing boats returned to the harbor and docked.
āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āϤ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇, āĻŽāĻžāĻ› āϧāϰāĻžāϰ āύ⧌āĻ•āĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ⧇ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āĻāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āύ⧋āĻ™āϰ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
03

āĻ–āĻžāĻŸā§‹ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϞ⧇āϜ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž

to surgically remove or cut off a portion of an animal's tail
Transitive: to dock an animal's tail
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Farmers often dock the tails of sheep to prevent the accumulation of dirt and feces.
āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻ•āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āϭ⧇āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϞ⧇āϜ āϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ (dock) āĻŽāϝāĻŧāϞāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŽāϞ āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āĨ¤
04

āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋

to withhold or reduce an employee's pay
Transitive: to dock an employee's pay
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company 's policy allowed them to dock salaries for unexcused absences.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āύ⧀āϤāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āϝ⧌āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦ⧇āϤāύ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋

to impose a penalty by withholding or reducing specific entitlements
Transitive: to dock sb for sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In response to the safety violation, the manager decided to dock the employee responsible for the incident.
āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻž āϞāĻ™ā§āϘāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϜāĻžāϰ āϘāϟāύāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāϚāĻžāϰ⧀āϰ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤

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