clock
clock1 definition
clock (kläk)
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
Etymology: ME clokke, orig., clock with bells < ML clocca, bell < Celt, as in OIr cloc (> OE clugge, OHG glocka), bell < ? IE base *kel-, to cry out, sound > clamor
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
clock Idioms
around the clock
day and night without stopping
clock2 definition
clock (kläk)
noun
a woven or embroidered ornament on the side of a sock or stocking, going up from the ankle
Etymology: < ? clock, because of orig. bell shape
Related Forms:
- clocked adjective
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