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How to pronounce clock
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What does clock mean?
nounAny device or mechanism that enables time to be measured or regulated.
“Radioactive decay acts as a geological clock, revealing the age of the rock.”
In particular, a mechanical or electronic device that indicates the time of day through hands or a numeric display, and sometimes also through chimes.
“The clock on the mantlepiece says midnight, but the church clock says quarter past.”
A time clock.
“I can't go off to lunch yet: I'm still on the clock.”
verbTo measure the duration of.
To measure the speed of.
“He was clocked at 155 miles per hour.”
To hit (someone) heavily.
“When the boxer let down his guard, his opponent clocked him.”
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