- dock
- dock1noun1》 an enclosed area of water in a port for the loading, unloading, and repair of ships.↘N. Amer. a jetty or pier where a ship may moor.2》 (also loading dock) a platform for loading trucks or goods trains.verb1》 (with reference to a ship) come or bring into a dock.2》 (of a spacecraft) join with a space station or another spacecraft in space.3》 attach (a piece of equipment) to another.Phrasesin dock Brit. informal out of action; indisposed.OriginME: from MDu., Mid. Low Ger. docke, of unknown origin.————————dock2noun the enclosure in a criminal court where a defendant stands or sits.OriginC16: prob. orig. sl. and related to Flemish dok 'chicken coop, rabbit hutch'.————————dock3noun a coarse weed of temperate regions, with inconspicuous greenish or reddish flowers, and leaves that are used to relieve nettle stings. [Genus Rumex.]OriginOE docce, of Gmc origin.————————dock4verb1》 deduct (money or a point in a game).2》 cut short (an animal's tail).noun the solid bony or fleshy part of an animal's tail.↘the stump left after a tail has been docked.OriginME (orig. in sense 'solid part of an animal's tail'): perh. related to Frisian dok 'bunch, ball (of string)' and Ger. Docke 'doll'.
English new terms dictionary. 2014.