dock

Noun

• a short or shortened tail of certain animals

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

• 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
    

• a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded

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

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

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

Verb

• maneuver into a dock
  • dock the ships
    

• remove or shorten the tail of an animal

• deduct from someone's wages

• deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty

• come into dock
  • the ship docked
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  bobtail , bob , dockage , docking facility , loading dock , pier , wharf , wharfage , sorrel , sour grass , tail