clock

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/klɒk/ English

Definitions

noun

An instrument used to measure or keep track of time; a non-portable timepiece.
The odometer of a motor vehicle.“This car has over 300,000 miles on the clock.”
An electrical signal that synchronizes timing among digital circuits of semiconductor chips or modules.
The seed head of a dandelion.

verb

To measure the duration of.
To measure the speed of.“He was clocked at 155 miles per hour.”
To hit (someone) heavily.“When the boxer let down his guard, his opponent clocked him.”
To take notice of; to realise; to recognize someone or something“A trans person may be able to easily clock other trans people.”

noun

A pattern near the heel of a sock or stocking.

verb

To ornament (e.g. the side of a stocking) with figured work.

noun

A large beetle, especially the European dung beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius).

verb

To make the sound of a hen; to cluck.
To hatch.

Related words

Synonyms

timepiece odometer check out scope out slug smack thump whack time turn back (the vehicle's) clock wind back (the vehicle's) clock stopwatch watch impactor clockwork pendulum timer dial

Associated

ticking escapement clocks chimes circadian ghz tower synchronization reset cpu

Rhymes

gawk stock cock stalk ad hoc shock block squawk mock baulk

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