āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
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āĻĄāĻ, āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
a structure built out into the water so that people can get on and off boats or ships
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fishing boats were moored at the dock after a successful day at sea.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻŽāĻžāĻ āϧāϰāĻžāϰ āύā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻĄāĻā§ āύā§āĻā§āĻāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻā§āϤā§āϰ āĻāϏāύ, āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻā§āϤā§āϰ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
an enclosed area in a courtroom where the defendant sits during trial
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The judge called the defendant to the dock.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰāĻ āĻāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĄāĻžāĻāϞā§āύāĨ¤
03
āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āϞā§āĻ, āϞā§āĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž
the solid bony part of an animal's tail, distinct from the fur or hair
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Hunters often check the dock when assessing a hound.
āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϞā§āĻā§āϰ āĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
04
āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āϞā§āĻ, āĻā§āĻ āϞā§āĻ
the short or cut tail of certain animals
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Farmers often help sheep with dock.
āĻā§āώāĻāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāĻ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āϞā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
05
āĻāĻžāĻ, āĻĄāĻ
a platform for loading or unloading trucks, trains, or other cargo
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The warehouse dock was busy with deliveries.
āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻĄāĻ āĻĄā§āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāϏā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06
āĻŦāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻĒāĻžāϤāĻž, āϰā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āϏ
a coarse, weedy plant with a long taproot, sometimes eaten as greens or used in traditional medicine
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Farmers pulled dock plants from the field to prevent weeds.
āĻā§āώāĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĄāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
to dock
01
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāĻž, āύā§āĻā§āĻāϰ āĻāϰāĻž
to secure a boat or ship to a wharf or pier
Transitive: to dock a boat or ship
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The harbor master guided the fishing trawler into the designated spot and told the crew to dock the vessel.
āĻšāĻžāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ āϧāϰāĻž āĻā§āϰāϞāĻžāϰāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧠āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĄāĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻŦāϞā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the sun began to set, the fishing boats returned to the harbor and docked.
āϏā§āϰā§āϝ āĻ
āϏā§āϤ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāϞā§, āĻŽāĻžāĻ āϧāϰāĻžāϰ āύā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāύā§āĻĻāϰ⧠āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āĻāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āύā§āĻāϰ āĻāϰāϞāĨ¤
03
āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāϰāĻž, āϞā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
to surgically remove or cut off a portion of an animal's tail
Transitive: to dock an animal's tail
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Farmers often dock the tails of sheep to prevent the accumulation of dirt and feces.
āĻā§āώāĻāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϞā§āĻ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ (dock) āĻŽāϝāĻŧāϞāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽāϞ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ āĻāϰāϤā§āĨ¤
04
āĻāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§
to withhold or reduce an employee's pay
Transitive: to dock an employee's pay
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company 's policy allowed them to dock salaries for unexcused absences.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āύā§āϤāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻ
āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āύā§āĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϤāύ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻ
āύā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
05
āĻāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§
to impose a penalty by withholding or reducing specific entitlements
Transitive: to dock sb for sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In response to the safety violation, the manager decided to dock the employee responsible for the incident.
āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻž āϞāĻā§āĻāύā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāύāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϰā§āĻŽāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
dockage
dock
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