dock in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
dock in Sindhi سنڌي
dock in Tamil தமிழ்
dock in English
- dock⇄dock (1), noun, verb.
- dock⇄dock (2), verb, noun.
- dock⇄dock (3), noun.
the place where an accused person stands in a law court to be tried. - dock⇄dock (4), noun.
any one of various large, coarse weeds having sour or bitter leaves and clusters of greenish flowers; sorrel. It belongs to the buckwheat family.
Ex. Their cornland will remain choked with dock, thistle and couch (J. W. Roberts - dock⇄expr. in (or on) the dock,
a. being tried.
Ex. 18 members of the Ku Klux Klan ... were in the dock in a trial that had drawn national attention (New York Times).
b. (Figurative.) facing accusation or censure; being in a defensive posi - dock⇄noun 1. a platform built on the shore or out from the shore; wharf. Ships load and unload beside a dock.
2. the water between two piers, permitting the entrance of ships.
3. a place where a ship may be repaired, often built watertight so th - dock⇄noun 1. the solid, fleshy part of an animal's tail.
2. the part of a tail left after cutting or clipping. - dock⇄v.i. 1. to come into a dock; moor at a dock.
Ex. The ship docked during the night.
2. to be joined with another spacecraft while in space.
Ex. The manned orbital workshop was assembled yesterday when the three-man ferry craft Soyuz II - dock⇄v.t. 1. to bring (a ship) to dock; tie up at a dock.
Ex. The sailors docked the ship and began to unload it.
2. dry-dock.
3. to join (two spacecraft, such as a command module and a lunar module or a space station and a shuttle) while - dock⇄v.t. 1. to cut down; cut some off of.
Ex. The company docked the men's wages if they came late to work.
(SYN) curtail.
2. to cut short; cut off the end of. Horses' and dogs' tails are sometimes docked.
(SYN) truncate.