Clock - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |klɑːk|  American pronunciation of the word clock
Brit.  |klɒk|  British pronunciation of the word clock

noun

- a timepiece that shows the time of day

verb

- measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time (syn: time)
he clocked the runners

Extra examples

He clocked 3 hours and 15 minutes in his last marathon.

His fastest pitch was clocked at 91 miles per hour.

The cop said she clocked me going 95 miles per hour.

I was so angry I wanted to clock him.

She looked at the clock on the wall.

But the Scots equalised with just four minutes left on the clock.

I couldn't see the clock but I guess she was needling over a hundred.

We are working against the clock right now.

In the last three years you've clocked up more sick leave than anyone in the office.

He clocked up another win.

I clocked him one in the eye.

I clocked her and her husband but I don't think she saw us.

Karen won in the 300 metres, clocking 42.9 seconds.

The police clocked him doing between 100 and 110 miles per hour.

Did you clock the bloke by the door?

Phrasal verbs

clock off  — register one's departure from work

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: clock
he/she/it: clocks
present participle: clocking
past tense: clocked
past participle: clocked
noun
singular: clock
plural: clocks
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