Clock

  • 31clock — 1. n. & v. n. 1 an instrument for measuring time, driven mechanically or electrically and indicating hours, minutes, etc., by hands on a dial or by displayed figures. 2 a any measuring device resembling a clock. b colloq. a speedometer, taximeter …

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  • 32clock — {{11}}clock (n.) late 14c., clokke, originally clock with bells, probably from M.Du. clocke (Du. klok), from O.N.Fr. cloque, from M.L. (7c.) clocca bell, probably from Celtic (Cf. O.Ir. clocc, Welsh cloch bell ) and spread by Irish missionaries… …

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  • 33clock on — verb register one s arrival at work • Syn: ↑clock in, ↑punch in • Ant: ↑punch out (for: ↑punch in), ↑clock out (for: ↑clock i …

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  • 34clock — an·ti·clock·wise; bum·clock; clock; clock·less; clock·like; clock·ster; o ·clock; clock·er; clock·wise; …

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  • 35clock — I [[t]klɒk[/t]] n. 1) hor an instrument, normally larger than a watch, for measuring and recording time, usu. with hands or changing numbers to indicate the hour and minute 2) cvb time clock 3) a meter for measuring and recording speed, distance… …

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  • 36clock up — verb record a distance travelled; on planes and cars • Syn: ↑log up • Hypernyms: ↑record, ↑enter, ↑put down • Verb Frames: Something s something * * * …

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  • 37Clock — Para el gen que codifica la proteína reguladora de los ritmos circadianos, véase CLOCK. El clock es la unidad de tiempo circular propia de la programación radiofónica. Generalmente su duración es de una hora. Cada clock tiene isoritmos: elementos …

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  • 38clock — I. /klɒk / (say klok) noun 1. an instrument for measuring and indicating time, having either pointers on a numbered dial or a digital display to show the hour, etc., and not carried on the person. Compare watch (def. 17). 2. Colloquial a piece of …

  • 39clock — See: AGAINST TIME or AGAINST THE CLOCK, AROUND THE CLOCK or THE CLOCK AROUND, PUT BACK THE CLOCK or TURN BACK THE CLOCK, GO LIKE CLOCKWORK or GO OFF LIKE CLOCKWORK, TURN THE CLOCK BACK …

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  • 40clock — See: AGAINST TIME or AGAINST THE CLOCK, AROUND THE CLOCK or THE CLOCK AROUND, PUT BACK THE CLOCK or TURN BACK THE CLOCK, GO LIKE CLOCKWORK or GO OFF LIKE CLOCKWORK, TURN THE CLOCK BACK …

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