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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jump the dock

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables
jump the -dock
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To escape from custody during a court sitting.

British usage; Slang

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

jumps the dock (present, singular) jumping the dock (participle, present) jumped the dock (participle, past) jumped the dock (past)

Questions

What does jump the dock mean?
To escape from custody during a court sitting.
Where does jump the dock come from?
From jump (“flee”) + the + dock (“place in the courtroom where the accused sits”).

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