watch

/wɒt͡ʃ//wɑt͡ʃ/

noun

  1. 1

    A portable or wearable timepiece.

    More people today carry a watch on their wrists than in their pockets.
  2. 2

    The act of guarding and observing someone or something.

  3. 3

    A particular time period when guarding is kept.

    The second watch of the night began at midnight.
  4. 4

    A person or group of people who guard.

    The watch stopped the travelers at the city gates.
  5. 5

    The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.

  6. 6

    A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.

  7. 7

    A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).

  8. 8

    The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.

verb

  1. 1

    To look at, see, or view for a period of time.

    I'm tired of watching TV.
  2. 2

    To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.

    Put a little baking soda in some vinegar and watch what happens.
  3. 3

    To mind, attend, or guard.

    He has to watch the kids that afternoon.
  4. 4

    To be wary or cautious of.

    You should watch that guy. He has a reputation for lying.
  5. 5

    To attend to dangers to or regarding.

    Watch what you say.
  6. 6

    To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil.

  7. 7

    To be vigilant or on one's guard.

    For some must watch, while some must sleep: So runs the world away.
  8. 8

    To act as a lookout.

  9. 9

    (of a buoy) To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place.

  10. 10

    To be awake.

  11. 11

    To be on the lookout for; to wait for expectantly.

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