a coarse weed, the leaves of which are used to alleviate nettle stings: genus Rumex [Old English docce]
the solid bony part of an animal's tail as distinguished from the hair [Middle English dok from Old English -docca (as in fingirdocca finger muscle)]
to remove part of the tail of (a horse)to cut (an animal's tail) shortto make a deduction from (wages)(often + from) to take away (a specified amount) from wages, a score etc He had £1 docked from his pocket money
an artificially enclosed body of water in a port or harbour, where a ship can moor for unloading, repair work, etc(the docks) the area of such enclosures, together with wharves, sheds, etcan artificially enclosed body of water in a port or harbour, where a ship can moor, e.g. for repair work to be carried out(the docks) the area of such enclosures in a harbour, together with wharves, sheds, etcchiefly NAmer a wharfin dock said of a ship: moored in a harbour said of a vehicle: in a garage or repair shop My car's in dock at the moment [prob from early Dutch docke dock, ditch]
to bring (a ship) into dockof a ship: to come or go into a dockto join (two spacecraft) together while in spaceof spacecraft: to join together while in spaceto haul or guide (a ship) into a dockto join (two spacecraft) together while in space verb intranssaid of a ship: to come or go into docksaid of spacecraft: to join together while in space