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
3.a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles
4.a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
5.landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired
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 dock v.
1.come into dock
2.deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty
3.deduct from someone's wages
4.remove or shorten the tail of an animal
5.haul into a dock
Idiom of the Day
come to a pretty pass
to develop into a bad or difficult situation
Things have come to a pretty pass and nobody knows what to do about the problem.
