clock
noun
[ klɒk ]
• a mechanical or electrical device for measuring time, indicating hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds by hands on a round dial or by displayed figures.
• "the church clock struck four"
• a downy spherical seed head, especially that of a dandelion.
• a person's face.
• "I thought I recognized your clock"
clock
verb
• attain or register (a specified time, distance, or speed).
• "I clocked nearly nine hours of uninterrupted sleep"
Similar:
register,
record,
log,
achieve,
attain,
accomplish,
gain,
earn,
win,
make,
do,
chalk up,
notch up,
rack up,
bag,
turn in,
knock up,
• notice or watch.
• "I noticed him clocking her in the mirror"
Similar:
notice,
observe,
perceive,
note,
see,
become aware of,
discern,
detect,
spot,
distinguish,
catch sight of,
make out,
take notice of,
mark,
remark,
pay attention to,
take note of,
heed,
take heed of,
pay heed to,
behold,
descry,
espy,
• hit (someone), especially on the head.
• "someone clocked him for no good reason"
• wind back the milometer of (a car) illegally in order to make the vehicle appear to have travelled fewer miles than it really has.
• "beware of motorists who clock their car before selling it"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch klocke, based on medieval Latin clocca ‘bell’.
clock
noun
• an ornamental pattern woven or embroidered on the side of a stocking or sock near the ankle.
Origin:
mid 16th century: of unknown origin.
