dock

1. 1.

   an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial

   Broaderenclosure

   law

2. 2.

   any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

   Synonymssorrelsour grass

   Broaderherb

   Narrowersour docksheep sorrelbitter dockFrench sorrel

   Part ofRumex
3. 3.

   a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

   Synonymspierwharfwharfage

   Broaderplatform

   Narrowerleveequay

   Partsbollardshipside
4. 4.

   a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded

   Synonymsloading dock

   Broaderplatform
5. 5.

   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

   “the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late”

   Synonymsdockagedocking facility

   Broaderlanding

   Narrowerdry dockmarina

   Part ofseaport
6. 6.

   the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair

   Broaderbody part

   Part oftail
7. 7.

   a short or shortened tail of certain animals

   Synonymsbobtailbob

   Broadertail

1. 1.

   come into dock

   “the ship docked”

   Antonymsundock

   Broaderenter

   Narrowermoor
2. 2.

   deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty

   Broaderdeprive
3. 3.

   deduct from someone's wages

   Broaderwithhold
4. 4.

   remove or shorten the tail of an animal

   Synonymstailbob

   Broadercut
5. 5.

   maneuver into a dock

   “dock the ships”

   Antonymsundock

   Broadersteer

   Narrowerdry-dock

Other forms of dock

plural

docks·

past tense

docked·

present participle

docking·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about dock

What does dock mean?

dock means "an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial". That is the primary sense; the word has 12 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dock?

dock has 1 syllable: dock. In IPA it is /ˈdɑk/.

What is another word for dock?

Close synonyms include sorrel, sour grass, pier, wharf, wharfage. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of dock?

The recorded antonyms are undock, undock.

Is dock a common word?

dock is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with dock?

2 words rhyme with dock. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.