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jumping the dock

jumping the dock is the present participle and gerund of jump the dock.

Meaning of jump the dock

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.

Questions about jumping the dock

What is jumping the dock the present participle and gerund of?
Jumping the dock is the present participle and gerund of jump the dock.

Words near jumping the dock in the dictionary

  1. jumping shrew
  2. jumping shrews
  3. jumping someone's bones
  4. jumping spider
  5. jumping spiders
  6. jumping the dock
  7. jumping the gun
  8. jumping the line
  9. jumping the queue
  10. jumping the rattler
  11. jumping the reservation

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