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Definitions for Clock

[1] an instrument for measuring and recording time, especially by mechanical means, usually with hands or changing numbers to indicate the hour and minute: not designed to be worn or carried about.
[2] time clock.
[3] a meter or other device, as a speedometer or taximeter, for measuring and recording speed, distance covered, or other quantitative functioning.
[4] biological clock.
[5] (initial capital letter ) Astronomy . the constellation Horologium.
[6] Computers . the circuit in a digital computer that provides a common reference train of electronic pulses for all other circuits.
[7] to time, test, or determine by means of a clock or watch: The racehorse was clocked at two minutes thirty seconds.
[8] Slang . to strike sharply or heavily: Somebody clocked him on the face.
[9] clock in , to begin work, especially by punching a time clock: She clocked in at 9 on the dot.
[10] clock out , to end work, especially by punching a time clock: He clocked out early yesterday.
[11] around the clock , during all 24 hours; ceaselessly. without stopping for rest; tirelessly: working around the clock to stem the epidemic.
[12] clean (someone's) clock , to defeat; vanquish.
[13] kill the clock , Sports . to use up as much game time as possible when one is winning, as to protect a lead in basketball, ice hockey, or football. Also run out the clock.
[14] stop the clock , to postpone an official or legal deadline by ceasing to count the hours that elapse, as when a new union contract must be agreed upon before an old contract runs out.
[15] a short embroidered or woven ornament on each side or on the outer side of a sock or stocking, extending from the ankle upward.
[16] to embroider with such an ornament.
[17] a timepiece, usually free-standing, hanging, or built into a tower, having mechanically or electrically driven pointers that move constantly over a dial showing the numbers of the hours Compare digital clock, watch (def. 7)
[18] any clocklike device for recording or measuring, such as a taximeter or pressure gauge
[19] the downy head of a dandelion that has gone to seed
[20] an electrical circuit that generates pulses at a predetermined rate
[21] computing an electronic pulse generator that transmits streams of regular pulses to which various parts of the computer and its operations are synchronized
[22] short for time clock
[23] around the clock or round the clock all day and all night
[24] the clock an informal word for speedometer, mileometer
[25] British a slang word for face
[26] against the clock under pressure, as to meet a deadline (in certain sports, such as show jumping) timed by a stop clock the last round will be against the clock
[27] put the clock back to regress
[28] (tr) British , Australian and NZ slang to strike, esp on the face or head
[29] (tr) British slang to see or notice
[30] (tr) to record time as with a stopwatch, esp in the calculation of speed
[31] electronics to feed a clock pulse to (a digital device) in order to cause it to switch to a new state
[32] an ornamental design either woven in or embroidered on the side of a stocking

Words related to Clock

alarm, timer, timepiece, tattler, watch, chronometer, chronograph, timekeeper, metronome, pendulum, turnip, sundial, stopwatch, ticker, hourglass

Words nearby Clock

cloam, clobber, clobbering machine, clochard, cloche, clock, clock golf, clock in, clock is ticking, the, clock jack, clock off

Origin of Clock

2First recorded in 1520–30; origin uncertain

Word origin for Clock

C16: from Middle Dutch clocke, from Medieval Latin clocca bell

Synonyms for Clock

alarm, timer, chronograph, chronometer, hourglass, metronome, pendulum, stopwatch, sundial, tattler, ticker, timekeeper, timepiece, turnip, watch, Big Ben, chroniker, digital watch, tick-tock, timemarker