clock
/klɒk/US /klɑk/clock
NOUNDefinition of clock
A clock is an instrument that tells you what the time is. A small clock which you carry is called a watch.
Example: He was sleepy, and the clock said 11:32.
If something goes around the clock, it goes for 24 hours without stop.
Example: His family stayed at Scott's bedside around the clock.
If you clock something, you measure how long it takes or how fast it moves.
Example: The police clocked the car at 137 km/h.
If something clocks a time or a speed, it takes that long or moves that fast.
Example: The trip clocks in at about 12 hours.
If you clock in or out at work, school, etc., you record the time they arrive or leave.
Example: He clocked in at four a.m. for a twelve-hour shift.
clock
EXAMPLESExamples of clock
He was sleepy, and the clock said 11:32.
Example sentenceThe digital clock on the wall tells her that it is almost six-thirty.
Example sentenceHis family stayed at Scott's bedside around the clock.
Example sentenceThe museum is open around the clock from May 26 at 12:01 a.m. through May 28 at 11:59 p.m.
Example sentenceThe police clocked the car at 137 km/h.
Example sentenceclock
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