Definition & Meaning of "dock"

an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial

the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair

a short or shortened tail of certain animals

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

a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded

any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

(of a vessel) to enter a harbor and be secured at a wharf or pier

to surgically remove or cut off a portion of an animal's tail

to withhold or reduce an employee's pay

to impose a penalty by withholding or reducing specific entitlements