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jump the dock

jump the dock verb: to escape from custody during a court sitting.

Verb

jump the dock (third-person singular simple present jumps the dock, present participle jumping the dock, simple past and past participle jumped the dock)

  1. (UK, slang) To escape from custody during a court sitting.

Forms of jump the dock

third-person singular presentjumps the dock
present participlejumping the dock
past participlejumped the dock
pastjumped the dock

Origin of jump the dock

From jump (“flee”) + the + dock (“place in the courtroom where the accused sits”).

Questions about jump the dock

What does jump the dock mean?
Jump the dock means to escape from custody during a court sitting.
What part of speech is jump the dock?
Jump the dock is a verb.
What is the past tense of jump the dock?
The past tense of jump the dock is jumped the dock.

Words near jump the dock in the dictionary

  1. jump starters
  2. jump starts
  3. jump street
  4. jump suit
  5. jump suits
  6. jump the dock
  7. jump the gun
  8. jump the lights
  9. jump the line
  10. jump the queue
  11. jump the rattler

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