- dock
- ▪ I. dock dock 1 [dɒk ǁ dɑːk] noun [countable]1. TRANSPORT a place in a port where ships are loaded and unloaded:
• Oil can go by pipeline to a nearby dock where tankers can load it.
2. docks [plural] a port area:• James turned up at the docks expecting a luxury liner, only to find a cargo ship.
— see also dry dock3. LAW the dock the part of a law court where the person who is accused of a crime stands:• With him in the dock and receiving the same sentence was his business partner.
[m0] ▪ II. dock dock 2 verb• The ferry left Ramsgate for Dunkirk at 9.00am and docked two hours later.
2. dock somebody's wages/pay to reduce the amount of money you pay someone, usually as a punishment* * *
Ⅰ.dock UK US /dɒk/ noun► [C or U] TRANSPORT an area of water in a port where goods are put onto and taken off ships, or ships are repaired: »The vessel is currently in dock in Belfast.
► [C] (also loading dock) TRANSPORT a space at the back of a ship or in a warehouse where goods are put in or taken outⅡ.dock UK US /dɒk/ verb► [I or T] TRANSPORT if a ship docks, it arrives at a dock and if someone docks a ship, they bring it into a dock: »The trawler docked in Cairns and the cod was delivered to the filleting factory.
► [T] to reduce an amount of money that is given to someone: dock sb's wages/pay »They have their pay docked if the work is not finished on time.
dock sth off sth »Some groups deduct the annual fee from the underlying fund's income while others dock it off capital.
Financial and business terms. 2012.