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1. The act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes
   - moorage, dockage, tying up

1. Come into dock
   "the ship docked"
    
2. Deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty
    
3. Deduct from someone's wages
    
4. Remove or shorten the tail of an animal
   - tail, bob
    
5. Manoeuvre into a dock
   "dock the ships"

Derived forms: dockings

See also: dockage, docker [Brit]

Type of: arrival, channelise [Brit], channelize, come in, cut, deduct, deprive, direct, enter, get in, get into, go in, go into, guide, head, maneuver [US], manoeuver [non-standard], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], move into, point, recoup, steer, withhold

Antonym: undock

Encyclopedia: Dock