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# dock

«dock» in Mova's school dictionary: **a place in a harbour where ships stop to load or unload** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (dock, docks); verb (dock, docks, docked, docking)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A dock is a place in a harbour where ships stop to load or unload. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#m1)

2) A dock is a platform for boats, or (in America) a small wooden pier. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#m2)

3) The dock is the place where the accused person stands in a court. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#m3)

4) A dock is a stand that holds and charges a device. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#m4)

5) To dock is for a ship or spacecraft to arrive and join up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#m5)

6) Dock is a weed whose big leaves are said to soothe nettle stings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#m6)

7) To dock is to take away part of something, like marks or pay. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#m7)

### sense in the lessons

In geography, docks are part of ports. In science, spacecraft dock with the space station. In everyday life, dock leaves are rubbed on nettle stings. Phrases: «in dock», «dock leaf», «dock points», «docking station».

### examples

- The ship sailed into the dock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#x1)
- We sat on the dock with our feet in the lake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#x2)
- The spacecraft docked with the space station. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#x3)
- Put the tablet back in its dock to charge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#x4)
- Rub a dock leaf on the nettle sting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#x5)
- The teacher docked two points for messy work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#x6)
- The man stood in the dock while the judge spoke. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#x7)
- “Hear how it beats like a drum on the dock-leaves!” said Father Snail. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/#x8)

### note

Countable noun. Many unrelated senses — use the sentence to tell which. In maths, «docked 5 points» means take away 5 (subtract). Safety: docks and piers are dangerous edges; never run near them.

### In the corpora

- [Dock leaves on nettle stings help mostly because rubbing and coolness soothe; they are not a strong chemical cure.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/15-acids-in-the-kitchen/17/)
- [Rhyme is when words end with the same sound, such as wall and fall, or dock and clock.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/45-poetry-rhyme-and-rhythm/5/)
- [Dock leaves have no proven medicine in them; washing with soap and water and a cool cloth helps nettle stings.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/6-burns-sunburn-and-stings/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dock» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.