- pronunciation:
- klak
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- around the clock
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
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a mechanical or electric device, other than a watch, for measuring or indicating time.
- synonyms:
- timekeeper, timepiece
- similar words:
- chronometer, time clock
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| related words: |
watch |
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| phrase: |
around the clock |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
clocks, clocking, clocked |
| definition: |
to measure the time or speed of, using a clock or watch.
We clocked the horse at thirty miles per hour.- synonyms:
- time
- similar words:
- measure
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intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to record by a time clock one's arriving at or leaving work (fol. by "in" or "out").
We clock in around 7:00 am and clock out around three in the afternoon.- synonyms:
- punch in, punch out
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Clock is from a Celtic word meaning "bell." In the 1300s, the time was announced with the sounding of a bell.