dock
Definition
- n. an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
- n. any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
- n. a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
- n. 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
Word forms
- Past participle
- docked
- Past tense
- docked
- Present participle
- docking
- Third person singular
- docks
Example sentences
n.
We waited for the ferry at the dock for over an hour.
vt.
The captain decided to dock the ship early due to the bad weather.
vi.
The cargo ship will dock at the port tomorrow morning.