English to English
clock
(kl/A/k
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noun (n)
- a timepiece that shows the time of day(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A machine for measuring time, indicating the hour and other divisions by means of hands moving on a dial plate. Its works are moved by a weight or a spring, and it is often so constructed as to tell the hour by the stroke of a hammer on a bell. It is not adapted, like the watch, to be carried on the person.(noun)source: webster1913
- A large beetle, esp. the European dung beetle (Scarabæus stercorarius).(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time(verb.change)Example:
He clocked the runners.
source: wordnet30 - To ornament with figured work, as the side of a stocking.(verb)source: webster1913
- To call, as a hen. See Cluck.(verb)source: webster1913
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