dock
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 →
2) A dock is a platform for boats, or (in America) a small wooden pier. tree →
3) The dock is the place where the accused person stands in a court. tree →
4) A dock is a stand that holds and charges a device. tree →
5) To dock is for a ship or spacecraft to arrive and join up. tree →
6) Dock is a weed whose big leaves are said to soothe nettle stings. tree →
7) To dock is to take away part of something, like marks or pay. tree →
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 →
- We sat on the dock with our feet in the lake. tree →
- The spacecraft docked with the space station. tree →
- Put the tablet back in its dock to charge. tree →
- Rub a dock leaf on the nettle sting. tree →
- The teacher docked two points for messy work. tree →
- The man stood in the dock while the judge spoke. tree →
- “Hear how it beats like a drum on the dock-leaves!” said Father Snail. tree →
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.
- Rhyme is when words end with the same sound, such as wall and fall, or dock and clock.
- Dock leaves have no proven medicine in them; washing with soap and water and a cool cloth helps nettle stings.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «dock» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.