Found 3 items, similar to dock.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: dock
bandar, dok, galangan kapal, memotong, mengkaitkan, pegalangan, pendaratan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: dock
dock
v 1: come into dock;
“the ship docked” [ant:
undock]
2: deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty
3: deduct from someone's wages
4: remove or shorten the tail of an animal [syn:
tail,
bob]
5: haul into a dock;
“dock the ships” [ant:
undock]
dock
n 1: an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits
during the trial
2: any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots,
sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine [syn:
sorrel,
sour grass]
3: a platform built out from the shore into the water and
supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
[syn:
pier,
wharf,
wharfage]
4: a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
[syn:
loading dock]
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” [syn:
dockage,
docking facility]
6: the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as
distinguished from the hair
7: a short or shortened tail of certain animals [syn:
bobtail,
bob]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Dock
Dock
\Dock\, n. [Akin to D. dok; of uncertain origin; cf. LL.
doga ditch, L. doga ditch, L. doga sort of vessel, Gr. ?
receptacle, fr. ? to receive.]
1. An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a
harbor or river, -- used for the reception of vessels, and
provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the
tide.
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2. The slip or water way extending between two piers or
projecting wharves, for the reception of ships; --
sometimes including the piers themselves; as, to be down
on the dock.
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3. The place in court where a criminal or accused person
stands.
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Balance dock, a kind of
floating dock which is kept level
by pumping water out of, or letting it into, the
compartments of side chambers.
Dry dock, a dock from which the water may be shut or pumped
out, especially, one in the form of a chamber having walls
and floor, often of masonry and communicating with deep
water, but having appliances for excluding it; -- used in
constructing or repairing ships. The name includes
structures used for the examination, repairing, or
building of vessels, as graving docks, floating docks,
hydraulic docks, etc.
Floating dock, a dock which is made to become buoyant, and,
by floating, to lift a vessel out of water.
Graving dock, a dock for holding a ship for graving or
cleaning the bottom, etc.
Hydraulic dock, a dock in which a vessel is raised clear of
the water by hydraulic presses.
Naval dock, a dock connected with which are naval stores,
materials, and all conveniences for the construction and
repair of ships.
Sectional dock, a form of
floating dock made in separate
sections or caissons.
Slip dock, a dock having a sloping floor that extends from
deep water to above high-water mark, and upon which is a
railway on which runs a cradle carrying the ship.
Wet dock, a dock where the water is shut in, and kept at a
given level, to facilitate the loading and unloading of
ships; -- also sometimes used as a place of safety; a
basin.
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Dock
\Dock\ (d[o^]k), n. [AS. docce; of uncertain origin; cf. G.
docken-bl["a]tter, Gael. dogha burdock, OF. doque; perh. akin
to L. daucus, daucum, Gr. ?, ?, a kind of parsnip or carrot,
used in medicine. Cf.
Burdock.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants (
Rumex), some species of which are
well-known weeds which have a long taproot and are difficult
of extermination.
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Note: Yellow dock is
Rumex crispus, with smooth curly
leaves and yellow root, which that of other species is
used medicinally as an astringent and tonic.
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Dock
\Dock\, n. [Cf. Icel. dockr a short tail, Fries. dok a
little bundle or bunch, G. docke bundle, skein, a short and
thick column.]
1. The solid part of an animal's tail, as distinguished from
the hair; the stump of a tail; the part of a tail left
after clipping or cutting. --Grew.
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2. A case of leather to cover the clipped or cut tail of a
horse.
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Dock
\Dock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Docked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Docking.] [See
Dock a tail. Cf. W. tociaw, and twciaw, to
dock, clip.]
1. to cut off, as the end of a thing; to curtail; to cut
short; to clip; as, to dock the tail of a horse.
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His top was docked like a priest biforn. -- Chaucer.
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2. To cut off a part from; to shorten; to deduct from; to
subject to a deduction; as, to dock one's wages.
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3. To cut off, bar, or destroy; as, to dock an entail.
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Dock
\Dock\, v. t.
To draw, law, or place (a ship) in a dock, for repairing,
cleaning the bottom, etc.
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