Crossword-Solution: DOCK
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| Dock | n. | A genus of plants (Rumex), some species of which are well-known weeds which have a long taproot and are difficult of extermination. |
| Dock | n. | 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. |
| Dock | n. | A case of leather to cover the clipped or cut tail of a horse. |
| Dock | v. t. | to cut off, as the end of a thing; to curtail; to cut short; to clip; as, to dock the tail of a horse. |
| Dock | v. t. | To cut off a part from; to shorten; to deduct from; to subject to a deduction; as, to dock one's wages. |
| Dock | v. t. | To cut off, bar, or destroy; as, to dock an entail. |
| Dock | n. | 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. |
| Dock | n. | 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. |
| Dock | n. | The place in court where a criminal or accused person stands. |
| Dock | v. t. | To draw, law, or place (a ship) in a dock, for repairing, cleaning the bottom, etc. |
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One who, or that which, eats.
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Sentences with DOCK (5)
The former agreed to take such vessels as we required into dock as rapidly as possible, where Xodar would direct their equipment with water propellers.
Then he emerged upon the aerial dock, entered an elevator, and was borne quickly to the street below, where he was soon engulfed by the early morning throng of workers hastening to their daily duties.
But, the gaol was a vile place, in which most kinds of debauchery and villainy were practised, and where dire diseases were bred, that came into court with the prisoners, and sometimes rushed straight from the dock at my Lord Chief Justice himself, and pulled him off the bench.
Lippett brought accusing eyes to bear upon the prisoner in the dock, and the prisoner looked guilty because it seemed to be expected--not because she could remember any strikingly black pages in her record.
The next morning Clement and the other chapmen went up into the Castle, bearing with them gifts out of their wares for the lord, and Clement bade Ralph keep close till he came back, and especially to keep his war-caught thrall, Bull Shockhead, safe at home, lest he be taken from him, and to clothe him in the guise of the chapman lads, and to dock his hair; and even so Ralph did, though Bull were loath thereto.
Quotes with DOCK (3)
Despite popular belief to the contrary, there is absolutely no power in intention. The seagull may intend to fly away, may decide to do so, may talk with the other seagulls about how wonderful it is to fly, but until the seagull flaps his wings and takes to the air, he is still on the dock. There’s no difference between that gull and all the others. Likewise, there is no difference in the person who intends to do things differently and the one who never thinks about it in the…
I've learned .... That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.
My ex calls the ochre winter 'autumn' as we queue to hear dock boys play jazz fugues in velvet dark. — Broken Verses
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Rock & Roll, S&S, Slate, Universal, USA TODAY, WSJ.
Used 109 times in crossword archives (1952–2025).