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

Definition for clock (2 of 2)

clock 2
[ klok ]
/ klɒk /

noun

a short embroidered or woven ornament on each side or on the outer side of a sock or stocking, extending from the ankle upward.

verb (used with object)

to embroider with such an ornament.

Origin of clock

2
First recorded in 1520–30; origin uncertain

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British Dictionary definitions for clock (1 of 2)

clock 1
/ (klɒk) /

noun

verb

Derived forms of clock

clocker, noun clocklike, adjective

Word Origin for clock

C14: from Middle Dutch clocke clock, from Medieval Latin clocca bell, ultimately of Celtic origin

British Dictionary definitions for clock (2 of 2)

clock 2
/ (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 clock

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