Definition
Meaning of 'clock'
Meaning of 'clock' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Clock 
[ n.]
- 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. [ n.]- A watch, esp. one that strikes.
- The striking of a clock.
- A figure or figured work on the ankle or side of a stocking.
- A large beetle, esp. the European dung beetle (Scarabaeus stercorarius).
2. Clock [ v. t.]
- To ornament with figured work, as the side of a stocking. [ v. t.]3. Clock [ v. t. & i.]
- To call, as a hen. See Cluck. [ v. t. & i.]Meaning of 'clock' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. clock [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
- measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
Example in sentence:
- he clocked the runners
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