dock
noun/dɒk/
/dɑːk/
- [countable] a part of a port where ships are repaired, or where goods are put onto or taken off them
- dock workers
- in dock The ship was in dock.
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by waterc1, Geographyc1- The ship is in dock for repairs.
- the cargo stacked on the dock
- a dock strike
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- commercial
- coal
- fish
- …
- build
- construct
- arrive at
- …
- company
- strike
- worker
- …
- at a/the dock
- in dock
- on a/the dock
- …
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- docks[plural] a group of docks in a port and the buildings around them that are used for repairing ships, storing goods, etc.
- The great system of commercial docks began in the Middle Ages.
- There are plans to redevelop the old docks for new housing.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- commercial
- coal
- fish
- …
- build
- construct
- arrive at
- …
- company
- strike
- worker
- …
- at a/the dock
- in dock
- on a/the dock
- …
- [countable] (North American English) (also jetty British and North American English)a wall or platform built out into the sea, a river, etc., where boats can be tied and where people can get on and off boats
- [countable] (North American English) a raised platform for loading vehicles or trains
- The products are then taken to the loading dock and delivered to their destination.
- [countable] the part of a court where the person who has been accused of a crime stands or sits during a trial
- in the dock He's been in the dock (= on trial for a crime) several times already.
Collocations Criminal justiceCriminal justiceBreaking the law- break/violate/obey/uphold the law
- be investigated/arrested/tried for a crime/a robbery/fraud
- be arrested/ (especially North American English) indicted/convicted on charges of rape/fraud/(especially US English) felony charges
- be arrested on suspicion of arson/robbery/shoplifting
- be accused of/be charged with murder/(especially North American English) homicide/four counts of fraud
- face two charges of indecent assault
- admit your guilt/liability/responsibility (for something)
- deny the allegations/claims/charges
- confess to a crime
- grant/be refused/be released on/skip/jump bail
- stand/await/bring somebody to/come to/be on trial
- take somebody to/come to/settle something out of court
- face/avoid/escape prosecution
- seek/retain/have the right to/be denied access to legal counsel
- hold/conduct/attend/adjourn a hearing/trial
- sit on/influence/persuade/convince the jury
- sit/stand/appear/be put/place somebody in the dock
- plead guilty/not guilty to a crime
- be called to/enter (British English) the witness box
- take/put somebody on the stand/(North American English) the witness stand
- call/subpoena/question/cross-examine a witness
- give/hear the evidence against/on behalf of somebody
- raise/withdraw/overrule an objection
- reach a unanimous/majority verdict
- return/deliver/record a verdict of not guilty/unlawful killing/accidental death
- convict/acquit the defendant of the crime
- secure a conviction/your acquittal
- lodge/file an appeal
- appeal (against)/challenge/uphold/overturn a conviction/verdict
- pass sentence on somebody
- carry/face/serve a seven-year/life sentence
- receive/be given the death penalty
- be sentenced to ten years (in prison/jail)
- carry/impose/pay a fine (of $3 000)/a penalty (of 14 years' imprisonment)
- be imprisoned/jailed for drug possession/fraud/murder
- do/serve time/ten years
- be sent to/put somebody in/be released from jail/prison
- be/put somebody/spend X years on death row
- be granted/be denied/break (your) parole
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec2- After a night of drunken revelry they ended up in the dock.
- She was in the dock on charges of attempted fraud.
- The defendant stood in the dock.
- an outburst from the dock
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + the dock- enter
- go into
- step into
- …
- from the dock
- in the dock
- [uncountable] a wild plant of northern Europe with large thick leaves that can be rubbed on skin that has been stung by nettles to make it less painful
- dock leaves
- (also docking station)(computing) a piece of equipment to which a laptop, smartphone or other mobile device can be connected, to provide access to a power supply or so that it can be used with a printer, a keyboard, speakers, etc.
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 late Middle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German docke, of unknown origin. noun sense 5 late 16th cent.: probably originally slang and related to Flemish dok ‘chicken coop, rabbit hutch’, of unknown origin. noun sense 6 Old English docce, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dialect dokke.
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