verb Download 🔗Share To cut off a section of an animal's tail, to practise a caudectomy. Examples : "The farmer is docking the lambs' tails to prevent future infections. " animal medicine body biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To reduce (wages); to deduct from. Examples : "The company is docking John's pay because he was late for work three times this week. " business economy finance job Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To land at a harbour. Examples : "The ferry will be docking at the island in about fifteen minutes. " nautical vehicle sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To join two moving items. Examples : "The astronaut is practicing docking the spacecraft with the space station. " technology nautical space vehicle technical action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To drag a user interface element (such as a toolbar) to a position on screen where it snaps into place. Examples : "She finished arranging her software by docking the toolbox to the left side of the screen, making it easily accessible. " technology computing internet electronics device technical machine communication system Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To place (an electronic device) in its dock. Examples : "I docked the laptop and allowed it to recharge for an hour." electronics technology device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To pierce with holes, as pricking pastry or dough with a fork to prevent excessive rising in the oven. Examples : "Before baking the pie crust, I am docking it with a fork to stop it from puffing up too much. " food utensil process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal. Examples : "The vet explained that docking, while controversial, is still sometimes practiced on certain dog breeds for historical or cosmetic reasons. " animal biology anatomy agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables Examples : "The ship's docking was completed after the crew expertly secured it to the pier with thick ropes. " nautical sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The process of connecting one spacecraft to another. Examples : "The successful docking of the two spacecraft allowed the astronauts to transfer supplies. " space technology vehicle astronomy nautical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The sex act involving two men co-joined by their penises, with overlapping foreskins, coupling them together by their penises. sex body human action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A method which predicts the preferred orientation of one molecule to a second when bound to each other to form a stable complex. Examples : "Scientists use docking to predict how a drug molecule will bind to a protein in the body. " chemistry biochemistry biology science technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading