<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a landing pier.</li><li>the space or waterway between two piers or wharves, as for receiving a ship while in port.</li><li>such a waterway, enclosed or open, together with the surrounding piers, wharves, etc.</li><li>dry dock.</li><li>a platform for loading and unloading trucks, railway freight cars, etc.</li><li>an airplane hangar or repair shed.</li><li>Also called scene dock.</li><li>a place in a theater near the stage or beneath the floor of the stage for the storage of scenery.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to bring (a ship or boat) into a dock; lay up in a dock.</li><li>to place in dry dock, as for repairs, cleaning, or painting.</li><li>to join (a space vehicle) with another or with a space station in outer space.</li><li>(used without object) to come or go into a dock or dry dock.</li><li>(of two space vehicles) to join together in outer space.</li></ul>