What is the meaning of dock?

noun

• An enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial.
• Any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine.
  • synonyms: sorrel, sour grass
• A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats.
  • synonyms: pier, wharf, wharfage
• A platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded.
  • synonyms: loading dock
• 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.
  • usage: "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late"
  • synonyms: dockage, docking facility
• The solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair.
• A short or shortened tail of certain animals.
  • synonyms: bobtail, bob

verb

• Come into dock.
  • usage: "the ship docked"
• Deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty.
• Deduct from someone's wages.
• Remove or shorten the tail of an animal.
  • synonyms: tail, bob
• Maneuver into a dock.
  • usage: "dock the ships"