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   clock

   /klɒk/

   noun

   • 1. a mechanical or electrical device for measuring time, indicating hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds by hands on a round dial or by displayed figures: "the church clock struck four" Similar timepiecetimekeepertimerchronometerchronograph
   • ▪ time taken as a factor in an activity, especially in competitive sports: "this stage is played against the clock"
   • ▪ a measuring device such as a speedometer, taximeter, or milometer: informal "a car with over 82,000 miles on the clock" Similar odometercounterspeedometertaximetermilometer
   • ▪ an electronic device used to initiate and synchronize internal operations.
   • 2. a downy spherical seed head, especially that of a dandelion. British
   • 3. a person's face: informal British "I thought I recognized your clock"

   verb

   • 1. attain or register (a specified time, distance, or speed): "I clocked nearly nine hours of uninterrupted sleep" Similar registerrecordlogachieveattainaccomplishgainearnwinmakeinformal:dochalk upnotch uprack upbagturn inknock up
   • ▪ achieve (a victory): "she clocked her 39th victory of the season"
   • ▪ record as attaining a specified time or rate: "the tower operators clocked a gust at 185 mph"
   • 2. notice or watch: informal British "I noticed him clocking her in the mirror" Similar noticeobserveperceivenoteseebecome aware ofdiscerndetectspotdistinguishcatch sight ofmake outtake notice ofmarkremarkpay attention totake note ofheedtake heed ofpay heed toliterary:beholddescryespy
   • 3. hit (someone), especially on the head: informal British "someone clocked him for no good reason"
   • 4. wind back the milometer of (a car) illegally in order to make the vehicle appear to have travelled fewer miles than it really has: informal British "beware of motorists who clock their car before selling it"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch klocke, based on medieval Latin clocca ‘bell’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   What is a word clock?

   • Word clocks are clocks that display the time visually using sentences. E.g.: "It's about three o'clock." These clocks can be implemented in hardware or software. Some clocks, usually digital ones, include an optical projector that shines a magnified image of the time display onto a screen or onto a surface such as an indoor ceiling or wall.

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   What is a time clock?

   • n. 1. An instrument other than a watch for measuring or indicating time, especially a mechanical or electronic device having a numbered dial and moving hands or a digital display. 2. A time clock. 3. A source of regularly occurring pulses used to measure the passage of time, as in a computer. 4.

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   What does clocked mean?

   • : to use up as much as possible of the playing time remaining in a game (such as football) while retaining possession of the ball or puck especially to protect a lead Noun (1) the clock reads 5:00 p.m. Verb He clocked 3 hours and 15 minutes in his last marathon. His fastest pitch was clocked at 91 miles per hour.

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   What is a clock used for?

   • Clocks can be used to measure varying periods of time in games and sports. Stopwatches can be used to time the performance of track athletes. Chess clocks are used to limit the board game players' time to make a move.

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   What does a clock mean in a sentence?

   • Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of CLOCK is a device other than a watch for indicating or measuring time commonly by means of hands moving on a dial; broadly : any periodic system by which time is measured. How to use clock in a sentence.

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   What does clock in mean in slang?

   • Slang. to strike sharply or heavily: clocked him in the face. 7. clock in (or out), to begin (or end) the day's work, esp. by punching a time clock. a. for the entire 24-hour day without pause. b. without stopping for rest; tirelessly.

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   A clock or chronometer is a device that measures and displays time. The clock is one of the oldest human inventions, meeting the need to measure intervals of time shorter than the natural units such as the day, the lunar month, and the year. Devices operating on several physical processes have been used over the millennia .

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   Clock definition: an instrument for measuring and recording time, especially by mechanical means, usually with hands or changing numbers to indicate the hour and minute.

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