clock

/klɒk/

verb 8noun 7name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

12/24-hour | atomic, digital, electric | bedside, kitchen | alarm, carriage, cuckoo, grandfather, long-case, time, travelling, wall

VERB + CLOCK

set, wind

I need to wind my old kitchen clock because it has stopped working.

put back/forward

I need to put my kitchen clock forward because daylight saving time starts tomorrow.

stop (for example in a game)

When the player scores a goal, the referee stops the clock to record the time.

glance at, look at

watch

He spent the whole meeting watching the clock, eager for the day to end.

CLOCK + VERB

chime (sth), strike sth, tick

The old grandfather clock in the hallway chimed midnight, waking everyone in the house.

stop

be fast/slow, gain/keep/lose time

My watch has been gaining time, so I have to adjust it every week.

go back/forward

When we moved to a new time zone, all our clocks went forward by three hours.

say sth

The kitchen clock says it's already past nine in the morning.

go off

The kitchen clock went off at noon, reminding me to start preparing lunch.

CLOCK + NOUN

face, tower | radio

PREP

against the ~

The team had to finish the project against the clock before the deadline arrived.

around/round the ~

by the ~

What time is it by the wall clock in your office?

PHRASES

the dial/face/hands of a clock

Definitions

noun

A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.

When the clock says midnight.

The seasons bring the flower again, ⁠And bring the firstling to the flock; ⁠And in the dusk of thee, the clock Beats out the little lives of men.

A common noun relating to an instrument that measures or keeps track of time.

A 12-hour clock system; an antique clock sale; Acme is a clock manufacturer.

The odometer of a motor vehicle.

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

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

The seed head of a dandelion.

verb

To measure the duration of.

To measure the speed of.

He was clocked at 155 miles per hour.

Dan Patch clocked a scorching 1:55.5 flat.

To hit (someone) heavily.

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

To notice; to take notice of (someone or something).

Clock the wheels on that car!

It is true. Carmen is an official gold digger. In fact, she is an instructor at the school of gold digging. Hood rats have been clocking her style for years. Wanting to pull the players she pulled, and wishing they had the looks she had.

To recognize; to assess, register.

I'd already clocked her as someone who couldn't reliably be believed when she spoke. And now this too!

Bo John and I twisted our heads around as Miranda braked over to the gravelly shoulder, let the Scout wheeze to a stop. She was climbing out, hurrying back to whatever had caught her eye. Bo John leered into the door mirror, clocking her flouncing, leggy strut.

noun

A pattern near the heel of a sock or stocking.

But this you can't stand, so you throw up your hand, and you find you're as cold as an icicle, In your shirt and your socks (the black silk with gold clocks), crossing Salisbury Plain on a bicycle

She'd a gown wi' girt flowers lik' hollyhocks An zome stockèns o' gramfer's a-knit wi' clocks

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Synonyms

verb — measure the time or duration of an event or action or the pe

time

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

around the clock

All the time, or seemingly all the time; constantly.

They worked around the clock to finish the project on time.

clock in

To begin working time, especially by punching in (entering a workplace by punching a time card with the time clock).

We clocked in at 7:30, but didn't actually do any work until at least 8.

run out the clock

To preserve a lead in a game by retaining possession, to waste time.

round the clock

Nonstop, 24 hours per day.

He had his team work round the clock to get the project finished in time.

a stopped clock is right twice a day

A normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.

Example Bank

When the clock says midnight.

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The seasons bring the flower again, ⁠And bring the firstling to the flock; ⁠And in the dusk of thee, the clock Beats out the little lives of men.

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An interesting feature of the church is the invisible clock, which you can hear thumping away as you enter. Constructed in 1525, it is one of the oldest timepieces in England. It chimes the hours and

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He was clocked at 155 miles per hour.

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Dan Patch clocked a scorching 1:55.5 flat.

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

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, clock is marked as slang, informal, dated, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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