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Clock

/klɒk/

An instrument used to measure or keep track of time; a non-portable timepiece.

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📖 Definitions of "Clock"

noun

1
An instrument used to measure or keep track of time; a non-portable timepiece.
2
The odometer of a motor vehicle.
"This car has over 300,000 miles on the clock."
3
An electrical signal that synchronizes timing among digital circuits of semiconductor chips or modules.
4
The seed head of a dandelion.

verb

1
To measure the duration of.
2
To measure the speed of.
"He was clocked at 155 miles per hour."
3
To hit (someone) heavily.
"When the boxer let down his guard, his opponent clocked him."
4
To take notice of; to realise; to recognize someone or something
"A trans person may be able to easily clock other trans people."

🔄 Synonyms of "Clock"

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Word	Definition
timenoun	(uncountable) The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Clock"

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Word	Definition
timenoun	(uncountable) The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
stopwatchnoun	A timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed between a particular time when activated and when the piece is deactivated.
watchnoun	A portable or wearable timepiece.
impactornoun	An object which impacts another.
clockworknoun	A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device.
pendulumnoun	(clocks, mechanics) A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices such as clocks.
timernoun	A device used to measure amounts of time.
dialnoun	A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
countdownnoun	(radio, television) A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order and ending with the number one song.
tachnoun	(medicine, colloquial) Tachycardia.
meternoun	A device that measures things.
nightnoun	(countable) The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.
wheelnoun	A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
noonnoun	The time of day when the Sun seems to reach its highest point in the sky; solar noon.
timingnoun	(countable, uncountable) The time when something happens.
hournoun	(time) A unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes).
synchnoun	Alternative spelling of sync. [Harmony.]
alarmnoun	Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
countingnoun	The act by which something is counted.
syncnoun	Harmony.