noun
plural docks
an area of water in a port where ships are loaded, unloaded, or repaired [count]
b the docks :the area in a town or city that has rows of docks, offices, and other buildings
[count] US :a long structure that is built out into water and used as a place to get on, get off, or tie up a boat
[count] US :a place for loading materials onto ships, trucks, trains, etc.
[count] :the place in a court of law where a person who is accused of a crime stands or sits during a trial
in the dock
on trial for committing a crime
verb
docks; docked; docking
to bring a ship or boat into a dock [no obj]
to join together (two spacecraft) while in space [no obj]
[+ obj] :to connect an electronic device (such as a computer or a digital camera) to another device
verb
docks; docked; docking
[+ obj] to take away part of (the money that is paid to someone)
to cut off the end of (an animal's tail)
US