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clock
noun
- a device used for measuring and indicating time, usually by means of pointers moving over a dial: clocks, unlike watches, are not meant to be worn or carried about
- ☆ time clock
- a measuring or recording device suggestive of a clock, as a taximeter
transitive verb
- to measure the speed or record the time of (a race, runner, motorist, etc.) with a stopwatch or other timing device
- to measure (work done, distance covered, etc.) with a registering device
noun
a woven or embroidered ornament on the side of a sock or stocking, going up from the ankle
Related Forms:
- clocked adjective
See clock in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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