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clock up
clock 1 C0413100 (klŏk)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. Any of various devices that indicate measurement, such as a speedometer or a taximeter.5. A biological clock.6. The downy flower head of a dandelion that has gone to seed.v. clocked, clock·ing, clocks v.tr.1. To time, as with a stopwatch: clock a runner.2. To register or record with a mechanical device: clocked the winds at 60 miles per hour.3. Informal To strike or hit (someone) forcefully, especially in the face.v.intr.1. To record working hours with a time clock: clocks in at 8:00 and out at 4:00.2. To be measured or registered, especially at a certain speed or rate. Often used with in: a fastball that clocks in at 95 miles per hour.Phrasal Verb: clock up Chiefly British Slang To accumulate; rack up: clocked up a number of wins.Idioms: around/round the clock Throughout the entire 24 hours of the day; continuously. clean (someone's) clock Slang To beat or defeat decisively: "Immense linemen declared their intentions to clean the clocks of opposing players" (Russell Baker). kill/run down/run out the clock Sports To preserve a lead by maintaining possession of the ball or puck until playing time expires.
[Middle English clokke, from Old North French cloque, bell, or from Middle Dutch clocke, bell, clock, both from Medieval Latin clocca, of imitative origin.]
clock′er n.
clock 2 C0413100 (klŏk)n. An embroidered or woven decoration on the side of a stocking or sock.
[Perhaps from clock, bell (obsolete), from its original bell-shaped appearance.]clock up vb (tr, adverb) to record or register: this car has clocked up 80 000 miles. Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | clock up - record a distance travelled; on planes and carslog uprecord, enter, put down - make a record of; set down in permanent form |
Translationsclock (klok) noun1. an instrument for measuring time, but not worn on the wrist like a watch. We have five clocks in our house; an alarm clock (= a clock with a ringing device for waking one up in the morning). (時)鐘 （时）钟 2. an instrument for measuring speed of a vehicle or distance travelled by a vehicle. My car has 120,000 miles on the clock. 里程表 里程表 verb to register (a time) on a stopwatch etc. 用馬錶等計時 用秒表记时ˈclockwise adverb in the direction of the movement of the hands of a clock. The children moved clockwise round the room, then anticlockwise. 順時針方向地 顺时针方向地ˈclockwork noun machinery similar to that of a clock. a toy which works by clockwork. 發條裝置 发条装置clock in/out/on/off to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work. 上下班打卡 记上下班到离时间clock up to reach a total of. I've clocked up eight thousand miles this year in my car. 達到…的總里程數 达到…的总里程like clockwork very smoothly and without faults. Everything went like clockwork. 順利地，精確地 顺利地，有规律地 round the clock the whole day and the whole night. to work round the clock. 連續24小時 连续24小时，连续一昼夜 clock up
clock upTo accumulate, or to record the total or accumulated amount of something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "clock" and "up." Considering how many miles I've clocked up on my car, I think it's time to get a new one. Their star player has clocked up an impressive number of points this early in the season. Clock another win up for the home team.See also: clock, upclock something up 1. to record the accumulated hours, miles, etc., of some device or machine. (The recording is usually done by a meter of some type such as a speedometer, an elapsed time meter, etc. She must have clocked two hundred flying hours up in six months. She clocked up a lot of hours. 2. to reach a goal that is worthy of being recorded. (*Typically sports journalism. Compare this with chalk something up.) Patrick clocked a fantastic number of points up this year. He sure clocked up a lot of goals.See also: clock, upclock upRecord accumulated hours, miles, or points. For example, It won't be easy to clock up 1,000 flying hours, or Brian clocked up a record number of baskets this year. [Mid-1900s] See also: clock, upEncyclopediaSeeclockclock up
Synonyms for clock upverb record a distance travelledSynonymsRelated Words |