also: ドッグ
noun
Refers to a dock for ships or boats. Common in compounds like ドック入り (docking).
船がドックに入って修理を受けた。
The ship entered the dock for repairs.
noun
thorough physical examination; health checkup
Abbreviation of 人間ドック (ningen dock). Refers to a comprehensive medical checkup, often at a hospital or clinic.
来月、会社のドックを受ける予定です。
I'm scheduled to have a company health checkup next month.
A general health examination, often less comprehensive than a ドック.
Borrowed from English 'dock'. The health checkup sense comes from the metaphor of a ship entering a dock for inspection and repair.