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Clock

/klɒk/

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

📖 Definitions of "Clock"

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    The odometer of a motor vehicle.

    "This car has over 300,000 miles on the clock."

  3. 3

    An electrical signal that synchronizes timing among digital circuits of semiconductor chips or modules.

  4. 4

    The seed head of a dandelion.

verb
  1. 1

    To measure the duration of.

  2. 2

    To measure the speed of.

    "He was clocked at 155 miles per hour."

  3. 3

    To hit (someone) heavily.

    "When the boxer let down his guard, his opponent clocked him."

  4. 4

    To take notice of; to realise; to recognize someone or something

    "A trans person may be able to easily clock other trans people."

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