docking

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From dock +‎ -ing.

Verb

docking

  1. present participle and gerund of dock

Etymology 2

From Middle English dockyng. By surface analysis, dock +‎ -ing.

Noun

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docking (plural dockings)

  1. The process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal.
  2. (nautical) The securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables.
  3. (astronautics) The process of connecting one spacecraft to another.
  4. (sexuality, slang) The sex act involving two men co-joined by their penises, with overlapping foreskins.
    • 1986 December 14, E. G. Martin, “Hot & Healthy: A Second Coming Out”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 22, page 7:
      From their discussions, the participants mentioned informational and stimulating variations. For touching, one could always use feather dusters, a massage, a tongue in the ear, spooning and sucking toes (known in New York City as "shrimping). There's also "docking" for foreskinned men who can creatively stroke appendages.
  5. (molecular biology) A method which predicts the preferred orientation of one molecule to a second when bound to each other to form a stable complex.
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securing a vessel, connecting a spaceship
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securing a vessel, connecting a spaceship
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