Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dock"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dock \Dock\, n. [Akin to D. dok; of uncertain origin; cf. LL.
doga ditch, L. doga ditch, L. doga sort of vessel, Gr. ?
receptacle, fr. ? to receive.]
1. An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a
harbor or river, -- used for the reception of vessels, and
provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the
tide.
2. The slip or water way extending between two piers or
projecting wharves, for the reception of ships; --
sometimes including the piers themselves; as, to be down
on the dock.
3. The place in court where a criminal or accused person
stands.
{Balance dock}, a kind of {floating dock} which is kept level
by pumping water out of, or letting it into, the
compartments of side chambers.
{Dry dock}, a dock from which the water may be shut or pumped
out, especially, one in the form of a chamber having walls
and floor, often of masonry and communicating with deep
water, but having appliances for excluding it; -- used in
constructing or repairing ships. The name includes
structures used for the examination, repairing, or
building of vessels, as graving docks, floating docks,
hydraulic docks, etc.
{Floating dock}, a dock which is made to become buoyant, and,
by floating, to lift a vessel out of water.
{Graving dock}, a dock for holding a ship for graving or
cleaning the bottom, etc.
{Hydraulic dock}, a dock in which a vessel is raised clear of
the water by hydraulic presses.
{Naval dock}, a dock connected with which are naval stores,
materials, and all conveniences for the construction and
repair of ships.
{Sectional dock}, a form of {floating dock} made in separate
sections or caissons.
{Slip dock}, a dock having a sloping floor that extends from
deep water to above high-water mark, and upon which is a
railway on which runs a cradle carrying the ship.
{Wet dock}, a dock where the water is shut in, and kept at a
given level, to facilitate the loading and unloading of
ships; -- also sometimes used as a place of safety; a
basin.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dock \Dock\ (d[o^]k), n. [AS. docce; of uncertain origin; cf. G.
docken-bl["a]tter, Gael. dogha burdock, OF. doque; perh. akin
to L. daucus, daucum, Gr. ?, ?, a kind of parsnip or carrot,
used in medicine. Cf. {Burdock}.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants ({Rumex}), some species of which are
well-known weeds which have a long taproot and are difficult
of extermination.
Note: Yellow dock is {Rumex crispus}, with smooth curly
leaves and yellow root, which that of other species is
used medicinally as an astringent and tonic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dock \Dock\, n. [Cf. Icel. dockr a short tail, Fries. dok a
little bundle or bunch, G. docke bundle, skein, a short and
thick column.]
1. The solid part of an animal's tail, as distinguished from
the hair; the stump of a tail; the part of a tail left
after clipping or cutting. --Grew.
2. A case of leather to cover the clipped or cut tail of a
horse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dock \Dock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Docked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Docking}.] [See {Dock} a tail. Cf. W. tociaw, and twciaw, to
dock, clip.]
1. to cut off, as the end of a thing; to curtail; to cut
short; to clip; as, to dock the tail of a horse.
His top was docked like a priest biforn. -- Chaucer.
2. To cut off a part from; to shorten; to deduct from; to
subject to a deduction; as, to dock one's wages.
3. To cut off, bar, or destroy; as, to dock an entail.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dock \Dock\, v. t.
To draw, law, or place (a ship) in a dock, for repairing,
cleaning the bottom, etc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dock
n 1: an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits
during the trial
2: any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots,
sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine [syn: {sorrel},
{sour grass}]
3: a platform built out from the shore into the water and
supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
[syn: {pier}, {wharf}, {wharfage}]
4: a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
[syn: {loading dock}]
5: 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" [syn: {dockage}, {docking facility}]
6: the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as
distinguished from the hair
7: a short or shortened tail of certain animals [syn: {bobtail},
{bob}]
v 1: come into dock, as of a ship [ant: {undock}]
2: deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty
3: deduct from someone's wages
4: remove or shorten the tail of an animal [syn: {tail}, {bob}]
5: haul into a dock; "dock the ships" [ant: {undock}]
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