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noun(clock)a device other than a watch for indicating or measuring time commonly by means of hands moving on a dial; broadly : any periodic system by which time is measured
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noun(clock)a registering device usually with a dial; specifically : odometer
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noun(clock)time clock
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verb(clock)to time with a stopwatch or by an electric timing device
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verb(clock)to be timed at
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verb(clock)to register on a mechanical recording device
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noun(clock)an ornamental figure on the ankle or side of a stocking or sock
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noun(clock)a combination clock and radio device in which the clock can be set to turn on the radio at a designated time
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noun(clock)a person (such as a worker or student) who keeps close watch on the passage of time
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phrasal verb(clock)to record on a special card the time that one stops working
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phrasal verb(clock)to gain or reach (a particular number or amount)
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noun(clock)a clock that can be set to sound an alarm at a desired time
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adjective(clock)being in effect, continuing, or lasting 24 hours a day : constant
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noun(clock)a precision clock that depends for its operation on an electrical oscillator regulated by the natural vibration frequencies of an atomic system (such as a beam of cesium atoms)