clock

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈkläk

plural clocks

often attributive

: 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

: a registering device usually with a dial

specifically : odometer

: time clock

: a synchronizing device (as in a computer) that produces pulses at regular intervals

: biological clock

verb

clocked; clocking; clocks

transitive verb

: to time with a stopwatch or by an electric timing device

: to be timed at

: to register on a mechanical recording device

wind velocities were clocked at 80 miles per hour

: to hit hard

chiefly British : attain, realize

—usually used with up

just clocked up a million … paperback sales — Punch

: to travel (a distance) over time

clocks more than 15,000 miles a year on business

: put in sense 3

clocking long hours at the office

intransitive verb

: to have a specified duration or speed

—used with in

the movie clocked in at just under 3 hours

broadly : to have a specified measure or value

—used with in

the meal clocked in at about $15

: to register on a time sheet or time clock : punch

—used with in, out, on, off

he clocked in late

clocker noun

clock

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noun (2)

: an ornamental figure on the ankle or side of a stocking or sock

Phrases

against the clock

: with or within a time constraint

working against the clock

: with clocked speed rather than the order of finish as the criterion for placement

trial races against the clock

around the clock or less commonly round the clock

: continuously for 24 hours : day and night without cessation

: without relaxation and heedless of time

kill the clock or run out the clock

: 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

clocks 1 of 2

noun

plural of clock

as in timers

a device to measure time the clock reads 5:00 p.m.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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timers
timekeepers
chronometers
timepieces
watches
sundials
hourglasses
stopwatches
alarm clocks
atomic clocks
time clocks
cuckoo clocks
chronographs
water clocks
grandfather clocks
clepsydras
clepsydrae
sandglasses

clocks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of clock

as in punches

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner sick of being insulted, he swung around and clocked his tormentor hard enough to knock him off his bar stool

Synonyms & Similar Words

punches
hits
knocks
clips
slaps
bats
bangs
pounds
boxes
smacks
claps
slams
strikes
nails
hammers
belts
whacks
cracks
socks
taps
kicks
swipes
tags
thumps
bludgeons
slugs
clouts
bobs
bops
chops
thwacks
flicks
licks
raps
bashes
jabs
wallops
bonks
zaps
whales
busts
stamps
pastes
swats
pushes
pokes
shoves
beats
biffs
strokes
clobbers
stabs
peppers
smites
cuffs
pommels
bumps
batters
laces
buffets
pelts
switches
butts
mangles
slogs
hangs one on
mauls
decks
knees
skulls
whips
floors
creams
prods
sledges
pummels
sledgehammers
levels
roughs
brains
bungs
slashes
spears
canes
clubs
bunts
jostles
scuffs
conks
cudgels
lashes
dumps
drubs
knocks down
saps
flogs
flails
beans
rabbit-punches
fells
thrashes
sucker punches
bowls (down or over)
lambasts
lambastes

单词	clocks
释义	clock 1 of 3 noun (1) ˈkläk plural clocks often attributive 1 : 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 2 : a registering device usually with a dial specifically : odometer 3 : time clock 4 : a synchronizing device (as in a computer) that produces pulses at regular intervals 5 : biological clock see also a race against the clock clock 2 of 3 verb clocked; clocking; clocks transitive verb 1 a : to time with a stopwatch or by an electric timing device b : to be timed at 2 : to register on a mechanical recording device wind velocities were clocked at 80 miles per hour 3 : to hit hard 4 chiefly British : attain, realize —usually used with up just clocked up a million … paperback sales — Punch 5 a : to travel (a distance) over time clocks more than 15,000 miles a year on business b : put in sense 3 clocking long hours at the office intransitive verb 1 : to have a specified duration or speed —used with in the movie clocked in at just under 3 hours broadly : to have a specified measure or value —used with in the meal clocked in at about $15 2 : to register on a time sheet or time clock : punch —used with in, out, on, off he clocked in late clocker noun clock 3 of 3 noun (2) : an ornamental figure on the ankle or side of a stocking or sock Phrases against the clock 1 : with or within a time constraint working against the clock 2 : with clocked speed rather than the order of finish as the criterion for placement trial races against the clock around the clock or less commonly round the clock 1 : continuously for 24 hours : day and night without cessation 2 : without relaxation and heedless of time kill the clock or run out the clock : 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 Synonyms Noun (1) chronometer timekeeper timepiece timer Verb bang bash bat belt biff bludgeon bob bonk bop box bust clap clip clobber clout crack hammer hit knock nail paste pound punch rap slam slap slog slug smack smite sock strike swat swipe tag thump thwack wallop whack whale zap See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb He clocked 3 hours and 15 minutes in his last marathon. His fastest pitch was clocked at 91 miles per hour. The cop said she clocked me going 95 miles per hour. I was so angry I wanted to clock him. Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English clok, from Middle Dutch clocke bell, clock, from Old French or Medieval Latin; Old French dialect (Picard) cloque bell, from Medieval Latin clocca, of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Irish clocc bell Noun (2) perhaps from clock entry 1 First Known Use Noun (1) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1883, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Noun (2) 1530, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing clock alarm clock around the clock a race against the clock atomic clock banjo clock beat the clock biological clock body clock clean one's clock clock up clock off/out eat up/run out/kill the clock longcase clock kill the clock run out the clock water clock turn back the clock watch the clock grandfather clock clock radio shot clock cuckoo clock clock-watcher time clock the clock internal clock round the clock against the clock See More alarm clock around the clock a race against the clock atomic clock banjo clock beat the clock biological clock body clock clean one's clock clock up clock off/out eat up/run out/kill the clock longcase clock kill the clock run out the clock water clock turn back the clock watch the clock grandfather clock clock radio shot clock cuckoo clock clock-watcher time clock the clock internal clock round the clock against the clock See More Kids Definition clock 1 of 2 noun ˈkläk : a device for measuring or telling the time and especially one not meant to be worn or carried by a person clock 2 of 2 verb clocked; clocking 1 : to measure the amount of time it takes to do something We ran while the coach clocked us. 2 : to show (as time or speed) on a recording device Medical Definition clock noun ˈkläk : biological clock clocks 1 of 2 noun plural of clock as in timers a device to measure time the clock reads 5:00 p.m. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance timers timekeepers chronometers timepieces watches sundials hourglasses stopwatches alarm clocks atomic clocks time clocks cuckoo clocks chronographs water clocks grandfather clocks clepsydras clepsydrae sandglasses clocks 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of clock as in punches to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner sick of being insulted, he swung around and clocked his tormentor hard enough to knock him off his bar stool Synonyms & Similar Words punches hits knocks clips slaps bats bangs pounds boxes smacks claps slams strikes nails hammers belts whacks cracks socks taps kicks swipes tags thumps bludgeons slugs clouts bobs bops chops thwacks flicks licks raps bashes jabs wallops bonks zaps whales busts stamps pastes swats pushes pokes shoves beats biffs strokes clobbers stabs peppers smites cuffs pommels bumps batters laces buffets pelts switches butts mangles slogs hangs one on mauls decks knees skulls whips floors creams prods sledges pummels sledgehammers levels roughs brains bungs slashes spears canes clubs bunts jostles scuffs conks cudgels lashes dumps drubs knocks down saps flogs flails beans rabbit-punches fells thrashes sucker punches bowls (down or over) lambasts lambastes
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