docking n : the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes [syn: moorage, tying up]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒkɪŋ

Verb

docking

1. present participle of dock

Noun

1. The process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal.
2. The securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables
3. (spacecraft) The process of connecting one spacecraft to another.

Translations

Docking may refer to:

• for ships, the use of a Dock, e.g. mooring or drydocking.
• for spaceships and space station modules, the process of joining one ship or module to another - see space rendezvous
• Docking (animal), the practice of trimming the ears or tail of an animal.
  • Docking (dog), the above practice as specifically applies to dogs.
  • similar maiming of humans, e.g. corporal punishment
• Docking (molecular)
• Docking, Norfolk, a Norfolk village

Sex

• Tribadism or "scissoring", a mostly female-to-female sex position
• Docking, a male-male masturbation technique

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