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1. (verb) clock
a timepiece that shows the time of day

2. (verb) clock, time
measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
"he clocked the runners"

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Webster 1913 Dictionary

1. (noun) clock
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

2. (noun) clock
a watch, esp. one that strikes

3. (noun) clock
the striking of a clock

4. (noun) clock
a figure or figured work on the ankle or side of a stocking

5. (noun) clock
a large beetle, esp. the European dung beetle (Scarabaeus stercorarius)

6. clock
to call, as a hen. See Cluck

7. (verb) clock
to ornament with figured work, as the side of a stocking

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