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 landing for docking and (un)loading ships [syn: {wharf}, {wharfage}]
4: a landing place where ships are loaded or repaired; may have
gates to let water in or out [syn: {dockage}, {docking
facility}]
5: the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as
distinguished from the hair
6: 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}]