ankoppeln — meaning in English

English meaning

• dock noun A structure at a harbour where ships load, unload, or are repaired.
• hook up phrasal verb To have a casual sexual encounter with someone, usually without being in a relationship with them.

Senses

ankoppeln is used for these senses in English:

• dock To join two moving items.
• hook up (transitive) To assemble the parts of a mechanism, especially by connecting wires.

dock — full definition

1. noun A structure at a harbour where ships load, unload, or are repaired.
2. verb To bring a ship into a dock, or for a spacecraft to connect to another craft or station.
3. verb To deduct an amount from someone's pay or score as a penalty.
4. noun The enclosed area in a courtroom where the accused sits during a trial.
5. noun A weedy plant with broad leaves, traditionally rubbed on nettle stings.

hook up — full definition

1. phrasal verb To have a casual sexual encounter with someone, usually without being in a relationship with them.
2. phrasal verb To connect a piece of equipment to a power supply, a network or another device.
3. phrasal verb To meet someone in order to spend time together, often after arranging it informally.
4. phrasal verb To provide someone with something they want or need; used with with.

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