clock
1
[ 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
1
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
Words nearby clock
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, adjectiveWord 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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