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un·dock
(ŭn-dŏk′)v. un·docked, un·dock·ing, un·docks
v.tr.
1. To move (a ship) away from a dock.
2. To uncouple (spacecraft).
v.intr.
To become uncoupled; separate.
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undock
(ʌnˈdɒk)vb (tr)
(Sailing) to take (a ship) out of a dock; to move or sail (a ship) out of a dock
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un•dock
(ʌnˈdɒk)v.t.
1. to uncouple (two spacecraft modules or a spacecraft and space station).
v.i. 2. (of a spacecraft module or spacecraft) to uncouple.
[1920–25]
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undock
Past participle: undocked
Gerund: undocking
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| Verb | 1. |  undock - move out of a dock; "We docked at noon"exit, get out, go out, leave - move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country" dock - come into dock; "the ship docked" |
| 2. | undock - take (a ship) out of a dock; "undock the ship" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" dock - maneuver into a dock; "dock the ships" |
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