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# dock

noun (dock, docks); verb (dock, docks, docked, docking)

«dock» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A dock is a place in a harbour where ships stop to load or unload. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#m1)
2. A dock is a platform for boats, or (in America) a small wooden pier. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#m2)
3. The dock is the place where the accused person stands in a court. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#m3)
4. A dock is a stand that holds and charges a device. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#m4)
5. To dock is for a ship or spacecraft to arrive and join up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#m5)
6. Dock is a weed whose big leaves are said to soothe nettle stings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#m6)
7. To dock is to take away part of something, like marks or pay. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#m7)

### In the lessons

In geography, docks are part of ports. In science, spacecraft dock with the space station. In everyday life, dock leaves are rubbed on nettle stings. Phrases: «in dock», «dock leaf», «dock points», «docking station».

### Examples

- The ship sailed into the dock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#x1)
- We sat on the dock with our feet in the lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#x2)
- The spacecraft docked with the space station. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#x3)
- Put the tablet back in its dock to charge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#x4)
- Rub a dock leaf on the nettle sting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#x5)
- The teacher docked two points for messy work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#x6)
- The man stood in the dock while the judge spoke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#x7)
- “Hear how it beats like a drum on the dock-leaves!” said Father Snail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#x8)

### Note

Countable noun. Many unrelated senses — use the sentence to tell which. In maths, «docked 5 points» means take away 5 (subtract). Safety: docks and piers are dangerous edges; never run near them.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dock» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dock» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dock.html) on Mova free.