noun

clock

klok

noun

A device that displays or measures the time of day.

"The clock on the wall read half past six."

The odometer of a vehicle, which records distance travelled.

"The clock on this used car reads under 40,000 miles."

verb

To measure the time or speed of something.

"The radar gun clocked the pitch at 95 miles per hour."

To notice or become aware of something.

"She clocked the nervous look on his face right away."

To illegally alter a vehicle's odometer to show a lower mileage.

"The dealer was caught clocking cars before selling them."

How to Use Clock

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA time-telling device, a car's mileage counter, or (as a verb) to time, notice, or illegally fake a mileage reading.

Common pairings

clock in clock someone's speed turn back the clock clock the mileage

Word Forms

clocked past tense, clocked past tense, clocked past tense, clocks plural, clocks plural, clocks plural, Clocks plural, clocks singular, clocks singular, clocks singular

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch clocke, "bell" or "clock," ultimately from a Celtic word meaning "bell" — early clocks were valued for the bells that struck the hour. A doublet of "cloak."

Rhymes for clock

ock mock rock lock sock dock bock hock jock tock stock shock

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