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Docking
To cut off a section of an animal's tail, to practise a caudectomy.
📖 Definitions of "Docking"
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To cut off a section of an animal's tail, to practise a caudectomy.
- 2
To reduce (wages); to deduct from.
- 3
To cut off, bar, or destroy.
"to dock an entail"
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To land at a harbour.
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To join two moving items.
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To drag a user interface element (such as a toolbar) to a position on screen where it snaps into place.
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To place (an electronic device) in its dock.
"I docked the laptop and allowed it to recharge for an hour."
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To pierce with holes, as pricking pastry or dough with a fork to prevent excessive rising in the oven.
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The process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal.
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The securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables
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The process of connecting one spacecraft to another.
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The sex act involving two men co-joined by their penises, with overlapping foreskins, coupling them together by their penises.
🔄 Synonyms of "Docking"
3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| dropping anchor | — |
| mooringnoun | A place to moor a vessel. |
| tying upnoun | the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Docking"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| mooringnoun | A place to moor a vessel. |
| dropping anchor | — |
| tying upnoun | the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes |
| mattingnoun | Mats, a collection of ground coverings. |
| tie-downnoun | Alternative form of tiedown. [A rope, strap, chain, or line used to secure a load or item.] |
| gangingnoun | The formation of a gang or clique. |
| pinchnoun | To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt. |
| egdnoun | (medicine) Initialism of esophagogastroduodenoscopy. [(medicine) upper gastrointestinal endoscopy] |
| corenoun | In general usage, an essential part of a thing surrounded by other essential things. |
| attachverb | (transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively). |
| hitchnoun | (informal) A problem, delay or source of difficulty. |
| stowingnoun | The act by which something is stowed; stowage. |
| hold-downnoun | Alternative form of holddown. [That which holds something down.] |
| mountnoun | A hill or mountain. |
| hangernoun | A clothes hanger. |
| attachmentnoun | A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something. |
| piernoun | A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty. |
| harbournoun | (Commonwealth spelling) Standard spelling of harbor. |
| wharfnoun | (nautical) An artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore. |
| stowagenoun | A place where things are stowed. |
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