Meaning of dock In English

• 0 an area of water in a port that can be closed off and that is used for putting goods onto and taking them off ships or repairing ships

  • The strike has led to the cancellation of some ferry services and left hundreds of passengers stranded at the docks.

• 1 the place in a criminal law court where the accused person sits or stands during the trial:

  • The defendant seemed nervous as he left the dock and stepped up to the witness box.

  • The company will find itself in the dock (= in court) if it continues to ignore the pollution regulations.

• 2 a common wild plant with large wide leaves that grows in some northern countries such as Britain:

  • Rubbing dock leaves on nettle stings helps to relieve the pain.

• 3 a docking station

• 4 to remove part of something:

  • As a punishment, the Army docked the soldiers' pay/wages by 20% and took away their leave.

  • The lambs' tails are docked (= cut short) for hygiene reasons.

• 5 If a ship docks, it arrives at a dock and if someone docks a ship, they bring it into a dock:

  • Hundreds of people turned up to see the ship dock at the pier.

  • The Russians and Americans docked (= joined together in space) (their spacecraft) just after one o'clock this morning.

• 6 a structure built out over water in a port along which ships can land to load and unload, or the enclosed area of water between two such structures

• 7 to arrive at a dock or to bring a ship into a dock:

  • [ I ] The ship docked in Japan, and he took another to Korea.

• 8 to take away a part of someone’s pay:

  • I’ve used up my sick days, and if I take another day off they’ll dock me a day’s pay.

• 9 an area of water in a port where goods are put onto and taken off ships, or ships are repaired:

  • The vessel is currently in dock in Belfast.

• 10 a group of these areas in a port and the buildings around them:

  • The goods have been unloaded at the docks, but have not yet been cleared by customs.

• 11 a space at the back of a ship or in a warehouse where goods are put in or taken out

• 12 the place in a criminal law court where the accused person sits or stands during the trial:

  • The company will find itself in the dock if it continues to ignore pollution regulations.

• 13 if a ship docks, it arrives at a dock and if someone docks a ship, they bring it into a dock:

  • The trawler docked in Cairns and the cod was delivered to the filleting factory.

• 14 to reduce an amount of money that is given to someone:

  • dock sb's wages/pay They have their pay docked if the work is not finished on time.

  • dock sth off sth Some groups deduct the annual fee from the underlying fund's income while others dock it off capital.