dock

a short or shortened tail of certain animals

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

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”

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

a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded

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

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

maneuver into a dock

“dock the ships”

remove or shorten the tail of an animal

come into dock

“the ship docked”

deduct from someone's wages

deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty