English dictionary
clock
/kl/A/k/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a timepiece that shows the time of day
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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.
Source: webster1913
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A large beetle, esp. the European dung beetle (<i>Scarabæus stercorarius</i>).
Source: webster1913
verb
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measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
ExamplesHe clocked the runners.
Synonyms timeSource: WordNet 3.0
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To ornament with figured work, as the side of a stocking.
Source: webster1913
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To call, as a hen. See <u>Cluck</u>.
Source: webster1913