To regulate, adjust by a standard; esp. to put (a clock, etc.) right.
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| 释义 | the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [verb (transitive)] > set (13) setc1400 To regulate, adjust by a standard; esp. to put (a clock, etc.) right. temper1538 To regulate (a clock). Scottish. Obsolete. roll1583 transitive. Scottish. To wind (a clock or watch). Chiefly with up. rule1595 transitive. Scottish. To have charge or supervision of; to keep in good order; spec. to regulate (a clock). Obsolete. winda1616 transitive. To set (a watch, clock, or other mechanism) in order for going by turning an axis with a key or similar device so as to coil the spring… to wind upa1616 In reference to a watch, etc.: see sense 20b. to set forwarda1627 To put (a clock) on. to set back1635 To put (a clock, its hands) to an earlier time. regulate1665 transitive. To calibrate, adjust, or control (a timepiece or other mechanism) in order to ensure accurate or proper working. to put back1704 transitive. To adjust (a timepiece) so as to show an earlier time; to move (the hands of a clock) back for this purpose. Also figurative. See also t… to put forward1741 transitive. To adjust (a timepiece) to show a later time, esp. (in later use) in order to conform to a change in local time; to move (the hands of a… to put on1826 transitive. To set (a timepiece) to show a later time; to move (the hands of a clock) forward; = to put forward 5 at phrasal verbs 1. Also figurative. time1873 transitive. Watchmaking. To ensure that the mechanism of (a watch) keeps exact time. Cf. timer, n. 2b, timing, n. 6. |
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