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Docking

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

📖 Definitions of "Docking"

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.

noun
  1. 1

    The process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal.

  2. 2

    The securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables

  3. 3

    The process of connecting one spacecraft to another.

  4. 4

    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.

WordDefinition
dropping anchor
mooringnounA place to moor a vessel.
tying upnounthe act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Docking"

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WordDefinition
mooringnounA place to moor a vessel.
dropping anchor
tying upnounthe act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes
mattingnounMats, a collection of ground coverings.
tie-downnounAlternative form of tiedown. [A rope, strap, chain, or line used to secure a load or item.]
gangingnounThe formation of a gang or clique.
pinchnounTo squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
egdnoun(medicine) Initialism of esophagogastroduodenoscopy. [(medicine) upper gastrointestinal endoscopy]
corenounIn 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.
stowingnounThe act by which something is stowed; stowage.
hold-downnounAlternative form of holddown. [That which holds something down.]
mountnounA hill or mountain.
hangernounA clothes hanger.
attachmentnounA strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.
piernounA 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.
stowagenounA place where things are stowed.

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