dock
noun (1)
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Definition of dock
(Entry 1 of 6)
1
: any of a genus (Rumex) of coarse weedy plants of the buckwheat family having long taproots and sometimes used as potherbs
2
: any of several usually broad-leaved weedy plants (as of the genus Silphium)
dock
noun (2)Definition of dock (Entry 2 of 6)
1
: the solid part of an animal's tail as distinguished from the hair
2
: the part of an animal's tail left after it has been shortened
dock
verb (1)
docked;
docking;
docks
Definition of dock (Entry 3 of 6)
1a
: to cut off the end of a body part of
specifically
: to remove part of the tail of
b
: to cut (part of an animal, such as the ears or a tail) short
2a
: to take away a part of : abridge
b
: to subject to a deduction
dock someone's wages
c
: to penalize by depriving of a benefit ordinarily due
especially
: to fine by a deduction of wages
docked him for tardiness