Dock (Verb)
Meaning 1
Come into dock; "the ship docked".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The cargo vessel was scheduled to dock at midnight for loading and unloading of goods.
- After a long voyage, the ship finally docked in the port of New York.
- The sailboat was running low on fuel and had to dock for emergency repairs.
- During the storm, the captain guided the yacht carefully to dock in the safety of the harbor.
- A damaged propeller forced the submarine to dock for extensive maintenance work.
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Meaning 2
Deduct from someone's wages.
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The company will dock his wages for being late every day this week.
- If you take an extended break without permission, they might dock your pay by an hour.
- Your employer can dock your wages for any unauthorized absences.
- He received a warning, and one hour of pay was docked from his salary as disciplinary action.
- The employee's wages were docked because he failed to follow the company's attendance policy.
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Meaning 3
Maneuver into a dock; "dock the ships".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 4
Deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty.
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Meaning 5
Remove or shorten the tail of an animal.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.