clock
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[ klok ]
/ klɒk /
noun
verb (used with object)
to time, test, or determine by means of a clock or watch: The racehorse was clocked at two minutes thirty seconds.
Slang.
to strike sharply or heavily: Somebody clocked him on the face.
Verb Phrases
clock in,
to begin work, especially by punching a time clock: She clocked in at 9 on the dot.
clock out,
to end work, especially by punching a time clock: He clocked out early yesterday.
Idioms for clock
Origin of clock
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1350–1400; Middle English
clok(ke) < Middle Dutch
clocke bell, clock; akin to Old English
clucge, Old High German
glocka (German
Glocke), Old Irish
clocc bell; cf.
cloak
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British Dictionary definitions for clean someone's clock (1 of 2)
clock
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/ (klɒk) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of clock
clocker, noun clocklike, adjectiveWord Origin for clock
C14: from Middle Dutch
clocke clock, from Medieval Latin
clocca bell, ultimately of Celtic origin
British Dictionary definitions for clean someone's clock (2 of 2)
clock
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/ (klɒk) /
noun
an ornamental design either woven in or embroidered on the side of a stocking
Word Origin for clock
C16: from Middle Dutch
clocke, from Medieval Latin
clocca bell
Idioms and Phrases with clean someone's clock (1 of 2)
clean someone's clock
Beat, thrash, or defeat someone decisively, as in He's much bigger than you and could easily clean your clock. This term originated in the military. The use of clock is unclear but possibly alludes to hitting someone in the face (for “clockface”). [Slang; mid-1900s]
Idioms and Phrases with clean someone's clock (2 of 2)
clock