UNDOCK

undock

(verb) take (a ship) out of a dock; “undock the ship”

undock

(verb) move out of a dock; “We undocked at noon”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

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

(transitive) To remove (a ship) from a dock.

(transitive, computing) To remove from a docking station.

(transitive, computing) To drag (a user interface element, such as a toolbar) away from its fixed position so that it floats freely.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*dock", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + dock.] (Naut.)

Definition: To take out of dock; as, to undock a ship.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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