Dock

Meaning

Noun

●

In Buckwheat family plants:

Any of the

Rumex of

with small

related to

, especially

(Rumex obtusifolius), and used as

and in

, especially in

rash.

●

A

, or the

of that

.

●

The

of an animal's tail.

●

The part of the

which

after the

has been docked.

●

In Buttocks:

The

or anus.

●

A

case to

the

or

of a horse.

●

In Nautical & Nautical:

A

structure

to

to which a

is

when in port.

●

In Architecture:

A structure

to

for

and

vessels.

●

The

between two piers.

●

The place of

and

of a

in a

station.

●

A

of a

or restaurant.

●

In Electronics & Architecture:

A

as a

for

a

such as a

laptop computer

(in this case,

to as a

docking station

), or a

mobile telephone

, for

the

for its

, or as a

for

capabilities.

●

In Computing, Graphical user interface & Architecture:

A

that provides the

with a way of

, and

between

.

●

An

of

;

two things together.

●

In Theater:

Short for scene-dock.

●

In Law:

Part of a

where the

sits.

Verb

●

To

a

of an animal's

, to

a caudectomy.

●

To reduce (wages); to

from.

●

To

,

, or destroy.

●

To

at a harbour.

●

To

two

items.

●

In Astronautics:

To

a

into its dock/berth under its own power.

●

In Sex:

To

in the

of

(where the

of one participant's

is

into the

of the other participant).

●

In Computing & Architecture:

To

a

(such as a

) to a

on

where it

into place.

●

To place (an

) in its dock.

●

In Cooking:

To

with

, as

or

with a

to

in the oven.

Name

●

A

or nickname.

●

A surname.

Sourced from

Origin

dock

English

dok

Middle English (1100-1500)

dokke

Middle English (1100-1500)

docce

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

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