undock

undock

English

Etymology

    From un- + dock.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ɒk

    Verb

    undock (third-person singular simple present undocks, present participle undocking, simple past and past participle undocked)

    1. (transitive) To remove (a ship) from a dock.
      1. (astronautics) To depart a spaceship from a dock/berth/mount/mooring under its own power
    2. (transitive, computing) To remove from a docking station.
      After I undock my laptop, I can run it for about six hours on battery power.
    3. (transitive, computing) To drag (a user interface element, such as a toolbar) away from its fixed position so that it floats freely.

    Coordinate terms

    ship, spaceship

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