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clock
1[klok]
noun
an instrument for measuring and recording time, especially by mechanical means, usually with hands or changing numbers to indicate the hour and minute: not designed to be worn or carried about.
a meter or other device, as a speedometer or taximeter, for measuring and recording speed, distance covered, or other quantitative functioning.
Astronomy.Clock, the constellation Horologium.
Computers.the circuit in a digital computer that provides a common reference train of electronic pulses for all other circuits.
verb (used with object)
to time, test, or determine by means of a clock or watch.
The racehorse was clocked at two minutes thirty seconds.
Slang.to strike sharply or heavily.
Somebody clocked him on the face.
Slang.to identify (someone) as transgender or as the gender they were assigned at birth, especially when they do not wish to be so identified.
She clocked me on our first date, but told me she was transgender too.
verb phrase
to end work, especially by punching a time clock.
He clocked out early yesterday.
to begin work, especially by punching a time clock.
She clocked in at 9 a.m. on the dot.
clock
2[klok]
noun
a short embroidered or woven ornament on each side or on the outer side of a sock or stocking, extending from the ankle upward.
verb (used with object)
to embroider with such an ornament.
clock
1/ ɒ /
noun
a timepiece, usually free-standing, hanging, or built into a tower, having mechanically or electrically driven pointers that move constantly over a dial showing the numbers of the hours Compare digital clock watch
any clocklike device for recording or measuring, such as a taximeter or pressure gauge
the downy head of a dandelion that has gone to seed
an electrical circuit that generates pulses at a predetermined rate
computing an electronic pulse generator that transmits streams of regular pulses to which various parts of the computer and its operations are synchronized
short for time clock
all day and all night
an informal word for speedometer mileometer
a slang word for face
under pressure, as to meet a deadline
(in certain sports, such as show jumping) timed by a stop clock
the last round will be against the clock
to regress
verb
slang(tr) to strike, esp on the face or head
slang(tr) to see or notice
(tr) to record time as with a stopwatch, esp in the calculation of speed
electronics to feed a clock pulse to (a digital device) in order to cause it to switch to a new state
clock
2/ ɒ /
noun
an ornamental design either woven in or embroidered on the side of a stocking
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˈdzˌ adjective
- ˈdz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of clock1
Origin of clock2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of clock1
Origin of clock2
Idioms and Phrases
kill the clock, to use up as much game time as possible when one is winning, as to protect a lead in basketball, ice hockey, or football. Also run out the clock.
stop the clock, to postpone an official or legal deadline by ceasing to count the hours or minutes that elapse, such as when a new union contract must be agreed upon before an old contract runs out, or when play time in a game must be interrupted for an allowable reason.
around the clock,
during all 24 hours; ceaselessly.
without stopping for rest; tirelessly.
working around the clock to stem the epidemic.
Example Sentences
As the clock ticked down, Bulls captain Ruan Nortje spilled the ball with space ahead of him and promptly came up lame with cramp to sum up his side's disappointing day.
When the clock struck 8 p.m., the religious group left.
Not even now, more than 10 hours later, as the clock strikes three in the morning and he paces the sterile corridors of the hospital where their bodies lie, refusing to sit, refusing to accept.
Alfred looked smooth in her first 100m of the year, clocking 10.89, and could be the one to beat again in Japan.
Despite the relaxed atmosphere, the Lions are on the clock.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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