clock


Definition: Meaning of, clock in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / klɒk /

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clock clocks
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  1. an instrument that shows what time it is, in a room or outside on a building
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  2. around the clock also round the clock British English all day and all night without stopping
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  3. put/turn the clock back also set the clock back American English to go back to the way things were done in the past instead of doing things in a modern way - used in order to show disapproval
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  4. put/turn the clock back to return to a good situation that you experienced in the past or to make someone remember such a situation
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  5. put the clock(s) back/forward British English to change the time shown on the clock to one hour earlier or later, when the time officially changes
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  6. the clocks go back/forward British English the time changes officially to one hour earlier or later
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  7. against the clock if you work against the clock, you work as quickly as you can because you do not have much time
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  8. against the clock if you run, swim etc against the clock, you run or swim a particular distance while your speed is measured
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  9. twenty-four hour clock a system for measuring time in which the hours of the day and night have numbers from 0 to 23
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  10. start/stop the clock to start or stop measuring how much time is left in a game or sport that has a time limit
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  11. the clock an instrument in a vehicle that measures how far it has travelled
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  12. the clock an instrument in a vehicle that measures the speed at which it is travelling
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  13. run out the clock/kill the clock American English if a team runs out the clock at the end of a game, it tries to keep the ball for the rest of the game so that its opponents cannot get any points
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
clock clocked clocked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
clocking clocks
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  1. to cover a distance in a particular time, or to reach a particular speed in a race
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  2. to measure or record the time or speed that someone or something is travelling at
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  3. British English informal to notice someone or something, or to look at them carefully
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  4. British English to reduce the number of miles or kilometres shown on the instrument in a car that says how far it has gone, in order to sell the car for more money
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clock used in phrases

  • 24 hour clock (noun)
    1. a clock, or a system of telling the time, according to which, for example, one O'CLOCK in the afternoon is called 1300 hours (pronounced "13 hundred hours")
  • California four o'clock (noun)
    1. california four o'clock with purple-red flowers
  • Colorado four o'clock (noun)
    1. wildflower having vibrant deep pink tubular evening-blooming flowers; found in sandy and desert areas from southern California to southern Colorado and into Mexico
  • Rock Around the Clock
    1. a song by Bill HALEY And His Comets. It is one of the first songs that made ROCK 'N' ROLL popular in 1955.
  • against the clock (adverb)
    1. as fast as possible; before a deadline
  • alarm clock (noun)
    1. a clock that makes a noise at a particular time to wake you up
  • ammonia clock (noun)
    1. an atomic clock based on vibrational frequency of the nitrogen atom in the ammonia molecule
  • analog clock (noun)
    1. a clock that displays the time of day by the position of hands on a dial
  • around the clock (adverb)
    1. without stopping
  • around-the-clock (adjective)
    1. ROUND-THE-CLOCK
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clock used in phrasal verbs

  • clock in (phrasal verb)
    1. in a factory, to pass a special card through a piece of equipment to record that you have arrived at work
  • clock in at (phrasal verb)
    1. clock in at something to take a particular amount of time, or to last for a particular amount of time
  • clock off (phrasal verb)
    1. in a factory, to pass a special card through a piece of equipment to record that you are leaving work
  • clock up (phrasal verb)
    1. to reach a particular number or amount
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