"dock" meaning in English

See dock in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɒk/ [UK] Audio: en-us-dock.ogg [US] Forms: dock [singular], docks [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A dock is solid a place for boats and other vehicles to connect to.
    Sense id: simple-dock-en-noun-dRw4szPO

Verb

IPA: /dɒk/ [UK] Audio: en-us-dock.ogg [US] Forms: dock [canonical], docks [third-person, singular], docked [past], docked [past, participle], docking [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a boat or other vehicle docks, it connects to a dock.
    Sense id: simple-dock-en-verb-0N4mcGuY
  2. If you dock someone's pay, you don't pay them the full amount as a punishment.
    Sense id: simple-dock-en-verb-dnEFzCTw
  3. If you dock two computers, you connect them using a wire.
    Sense id: simple-dock-en-verb-ZVXPsYU6
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