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   Clock

   /kläk/

   

   noun

   • 1. a mechanical or electrical device for measuring time, indicating hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds, typically by hands on a round dial or by displayed figures. Similar timepiecetimekeepertimerchronometerchronograph
   • ▪ time taken as a factor in an activity, especially in competitive sports: "they play against the clock"
   • ▪ a measuring device resembling a clock for recording things other than time, such as a speedometer, taximeter, or odometer. Similar odometercounterspeedometertaximetermilometer
   • ▪ see time clock

   verb

   • 1. attain or register (a specified time, distance, or speed): "I clocked nearly nine hours of uninterrupted sleep" Similar registerrecordlogachieveattainaccomplishgainearnwinmakeinformal:dochalk upnotch uprack upbagturn inknock up
   • ▪ achieve (a victory): "she clocked her 39th victory of the season"
   • ▪ record as attaining a specified time or rate: "the tower operators clocked a gust of 185 mph"
   • 2. hit (someone), especially on the head: informal British "someone clocked him for no good reason"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch klocke, based on medieval Latin clocca ‘bell’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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