What part of speech is dock?

Dock can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. dock is a verb, present, 1st person singular of dock (infinitive).
  • 2. dock is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. dock is a noun, singular of docks.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does dock mean?

Definitions

Verb

dock - come into dock; "the ship docked"
dock - maneuver into a dock; "dock the ships"
dock - remove or shorten the tail of an animal
dock - deduct from someone's wages
dock - deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty

Noun

dock - 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"
dock - any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
dock - the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
dock - an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
dock - a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
dock - a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
dock - a short or shortened tail of certain animals

Examples of dock

#   Sentence  
1. noun The ship arrived at the dock more than a day late.
2. noun Most ships perform this drill before even leaving the dock.
3. noun The ship is now in dock for a refit.
4. noun Tom was sunbathing on the dock.
5. noun Tom tied his boat to the dock.
6. noun Tom likes to sit on the dock with his feet dangling in the water.
7. noun Tom likes to sit on the dock playing his tin whistle while looking at the sunset.
8. noun The huge tanker has just left the dock.
9. noun A huge tanker just pulled out from the dock.
10. noun Tom is on the dock.
11. noun Tom usually fishes off the dock, but sometimes he fishes from the shore.
12. noun There are a number of fishing boats tied up at the dock.
13. noun The girl was gazing at the dock.
14. noun The engineers drew up plans for a new dock.
15. noun Tom seems to enjoy just sitting on the dock and watching the seagulls.
16. verb Dock the ships.
Sentence  
noun
The ship arrived at the dock more than a day late.
Most ships perform this drill before even leaving the dock.
The ship is now in dock for a refit.
Tom was sunbathing on the dock.
Tom tied his boat to the dock.
Tom likes to sit on the dock with his feet dangling in the water.
Tom likes to sit on the dock playing his tin whistle while looking at the sunset.
The huge tanker has just left the dock.
A huge tanker just pulled out from the dock.
Tom is on the dock.
Tom usually fishes off the dock, but sometimes he fishes from the shore.
There are a number of fishing boats tied up at the dock.
The girl was gazing at the dock.
The engineers drew up plans for a new dock.
Tom seems to enjoy just sitting on the dock and watching the seagulls.
verb
Dock the ships.

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