clock
17 ENTRIES FOUND:
- clock (noun)
- clock (verb)
- clock radio (noun)
- alarm clock (noun)
- around–the–clock (adjective)
- atomic clock (noun)
- biological clock (noun)
- body clock (noun)
- cuckoo clock (noun)
- grandfather clock (noun)
- internal clock (noun)
- round–the–clock (adjective)
- shot clock (noun)
- time clock (noun)
- beat (verb)
- eat (verb)
- kill (verb)
plural
clocks
plural
clocks
Britannica Dictionary definition of CLOCK
1
[count]
:
a device that shows what time it is and that is usually placed in a room or attached to a wall
— often used before another noun
—
compare watch;
see also alarm clock, atomic clock, biological clock, body clock, cuckoo clock, grandfather clock
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She looked/glanced at the clock on the wall. It was now 2:30.
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the hands/face of the clock
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a digital clock
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a clock tower [=a tower with a clock on at least one of its sides]
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a clock face
2
the clock
:
a clock that is used in sports and that shows how much time remains for a particular part of a game
—
see also shot clock
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They were winning by 2 points with 10 seconds (left) on the clock.
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They stopped the (game) clock with eight seconds remaining.
◊ In U.S. English, to eat up the clock or run out the clock or kill the clock is to keep control of the ball or puck near the end of a game so that your opponent will not have a chance to score.
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We kept moving the ball to try to eat up the clock.
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If we can run out the clock, we can keep our lead and win.
3
4
the clock
chiefly British, informal
:
a device that shows how far a vehicle has traveled
:
odometer
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a car with 100,000 miles on the clock
against the clock
1
:
in order to do or finish something before a particular time
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On our last project, we were working/racing against the clock.
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It was a race against the clock to finish the job on time.
2
◊ If a race is against the clock, the time of each racer is measured and the racer with the fastest time wins.
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One by one the skiers sped downhill, racing against the clock.
around the clock
also round the clock
:
throughout the entire day and night
:
every hour of the day
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Our stores are now open around the clock. [=our stores are open 24 hours a day]
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Reporters worked around the clock to cover the story.
beat the clock
:
to do or finish something quickly before a particular time
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In a desperate attempt to beat the clock, I raced to mail my tax return before midnight.
put/turn back the clock
also put/turn the clock back
:
to return to a condition that existed in the past
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This new decision has effectively turned back the clock on 20 years of progress.
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I wish that we could turn back the clock and start all over again.
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clock
/ˈklɑːk/
verb
clocks;
clocked;
clocking
2
clock
/ˈklɑːk/
verb
clocks;
clocked;
clocking
Britannica Dictionary definition of CLOCK
1
[+ object]
a
:
to measure the amount of time it takes for (a person) to do something or for (something) to be completed
— usually + at
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She clocked [=timed] her first mile at 5 minutes and 20 seconds.
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He clocked me at 30 seconds.
b
:
to finish a race in (an amount of time)
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He clocked 3 hours and 15 minutes in his last marathon.
2
a
[+ object]
:
to measure or show (the speed of something) with a measuring device
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His fastest pitch was clocked at 91 miles per hour.
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The cop said she clocked me going 95 miles per hour.
b
[no object]
:
to have a particular speed or to continue for a particular amount of time
— + in
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The movie clocked in at just under three hours. [=the movie was almost three hours long]
3
[+ object]
informal
:
to hit (someone or something) very hard
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I was so angry I wanted to clock him.
4
[+ object]
British, informal
:
to look at or notice (someone or something)
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Just clock [=get a load of] that new motor of his.
clock in/on
[phrasal verb] chiefly British
:
to record on a special card the time that you start working
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What time did you clock on?
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I clocked in [=(US) punched in] 10 minutes late.
clock off/out
[phrasal verb] chiefly British
:
to record on a special card the time that you stop working
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What time did you clock off yesterday?
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I clocked off [=(US) punched out] 10 minutes late.
clock up
[phrasal verb]
clock up (something)
chiefly British
:
to gain or reach (a particular number or amount)
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Our company clocked up a record number of sales this year.
