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Docked

To cut off a section of an animal's tail, to practise a caudectomy.

📖 Definitions of "Docked"

verb
  1. 1

    To cut off a section of an animal's tail, to practise a caudectomy.

  2. 2

    To reduce (wages); to deduct from.

  3. 3

    To cut off, bar, or destroy.

    "to dock an entail"

verb
  1. 1

    To land at a harbour.

  2. 2

    To join two moving items.

  3. 3

    To drag a user interface element (such as a toolbar) to a position on screen where it snaps into place.

  4. 4

    To place (an electronic device) in its dock.

    "I docked the laptop and allowed it to recharge for an hour."

verb
  1. 1

    To pierce with holes, as pricking pastry or dough with a fork to prevent excessive rising in the oven.

🔄 Synonyms of "Docked"

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WordDefinition
clippedHaving an end cut off; trimmed or cut back.
croppedCut short; cut very short.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Docked"

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WordDefinition
clippedHaving an end cut off; trimmed or cut back.
croppedCut short; cut very short.
alongsideAlong the side; by the side; side by side; abreast.
anchoredverb(heraldry) Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor. (Compare sarcelly, moline.)
approachedverb(intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.
arrivedverb(intransitive, copulative) To reach; to get to a certain place.
attachedConnected; joined.
berthedverb(transitive) (nautical) To bring (a ship or other vessel) into a berth (noun etymology 1, sense 1.1); also, to provide a berth for (a vessel).
coupledan American dating game show that aired on Fox from May 17 to August 2, 2016.
deductedverbtaken off or taken away from a total
docksidenounThe area near a dock, or next to a docked ship.
engagedHaving agreed to marry a particular person (one's fiancé or fiancée) or each other.
enshrinedverb(transitive, by extension) To preserve or cherish (something) as though in a shrine; to preserve or contain, especially with some reverence.
grounded(of a person) With well-considered priorities through a good understanding of what truly matters.
landedverbIn possession of land.
matedfitted together or interlocked
mooredverb(intransitive, nautical) To cast anchor or become fastened.
pairedmated sexually
peggedFitted or furnished with one or more pegs.
pinnedHaving (a specified kind or number of) pins.

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