dock plant

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• dock — däk n any plant of the genus Rumex dock vi to combine with a molecular receptor <the AIDS virus docked at the T cell receptor> * * * (dok) to perform a caudectomy on an animal …   Medical dictionary

• Dock — Contents 1 In transportation 2 In natural sciences 3 In molecular biology …   Wikipedia

• dock — dock1 /dok/, n. 1. a landing pier. 2. the space or waterway between two piers or wharves, as for receiving a ship while in port. 3. such a waterway, enclosed or open, together with the surrounding piers, wharves, etc. 4. See dry dock. 5. a… …   Universalium

• dock — dock1 [dɔk US da:k] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Middle Dutch; Origin: docke] 1.) a place in a port where ships are loaded, unloaded, or repaired →↑dry dock ▪ A crowd was waiting at the dock to greet them. in dock ▪ The ship is in dock for repairs. 2.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dock — [[t]dɒ̱k[/t]] docks, docking, docked 1) N COUNT: also in/into N A dock is an enclosed area in a harbour where ships go to be loaded, unloaded, and repaired. ...the loading dock... She headed for the docks, thinking that Ricardo might be hiding in …   English dictionary

• dock — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dockage, mooring; berth, wharf, pier, slip, quay; anchorage, marina, boat or ship s basin; dry dock, jetty; harbor, haven, prisoner s dock, witness stand. See abode. v. cut, trim, curtail, reduce,… …   English dictionary for students

• dock — 1 noun 1 (C) a place in a port where ships are loaded and unloaded: A crowd was waiting at the dock to greet them. | in dock: The ship is now in dock for repairs. see also: dry dock 2 (C) the part of a law court where the person being tried (try1 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• dock — I UK [dɒk] / US [dɑk] noun Word forms dock : singular dock plural docks ** 1) a) [countable] an enclosed area of water in a port, where ships stay while goods are taken on or off, passengers get on or off, or repairs are done b) docks [plural]… …   English dictionary

• dock — 1. noun /dɒk/ a) Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially the common dock, and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash. And vnder neath him his… …   Wiktionary

• dock — English has no fewer than four distinct words dock. The oldest is the plant name, which comes from Old English docce. Dock for ships [14] was borrowed from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch docke, which may have come from Vulgar Latin *ductia… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• dock — English has no fewer than four distinct words dock. The oldest is the plant name, which comes from Old English docce. Dock for ships [14] was borrowed from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch docke, which may have come from Vulgar Latin *ductia… …   Word origins