DOCK

Dock

A dock is a human-made structure or group of structures involved in the handling of boats or ships, usually on or close to a shore.

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DOCK

DOCK is a family of related proteins involved in intracellular signalling networks. Studies to date suggest that this family act as guanine nucleotide exchange factors for small G proteins of the Rho family, such as Rac and Cdc42. DOCK family proteins are categorised into four subfamilies based on their sequence homology:

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dock

Noun

  1. 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.
  2. A burdock plant, or the leaves of that plant.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. The fleshy root of an animal's tail.
  2. The part of the tail which remains after the tail has been docked.
  3. The buttocks or anus.
  4. A leather case to cover the clipped or cut tail of a horse.

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. A fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port.
  2. The body of water between two piers.
  3. A structure attached to shore for loading and unloading vessels.
  4. A section of a hotel or restaurant.
  5. A device designed as a base for holding a connected portable appliance such as a laptop computer (in this case, referred to as a docking station), or a mobile telephone, for providing the necessary electrical charge for its autonomy, or as a hardware extension for additional capabilities.
  6. A toolbar that provides the user with a way of launching applications, and switching between running applications.
  7. An act of docking; joining two things together.

Noun (etymology 4)

  1. Part of a courtroom where the accused sits.

Verb

  1. To cut off a section of an animal's tail.
  2. To reduce (wages); to deduct from.
  3. To cut off, bar, or destroy.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To land at a harbour.
  2. To join two moving items.
  3. To drag a user interface element (such as a toolbar) to a position on screen where it snaps into place.


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