dock

a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty

maneuver into a dock

“dock the ships”

the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair

a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded

landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out

“the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late”

a short or shortened tail of certain animals

any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

remove or shorten the tail of an animal

an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial

come into dock

“the ship docked”