as in timer
a device to measure time
the clock reads 5:00 p.m.
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as in to knock
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
sick of being insulted, he swung around and clocked his tormentor hard enough to knock him off his bar stool
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as in to achieve
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
among British actors he holds the distinction of having clocked up the most performances of Hamlet on the London stage
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Recent Examples of clock
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Americans across the country clock in every day—Congress should too.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Ben Church, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
The original skit has surpassed 29 million views, with everyone from TikTok active brands to celebrities like Leslie Jones, Bethenny Frankel, Hailey Bieber, and Charlie Puth clocking in to watch.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
As directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, no less, the two-act show clocks in at some 2 hours and 45 minutes, instead of the usual 90 minutes.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Americans across the country clock in every day—Congress should too.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
The teenager, who had never dipped under the mark before, clocked 9.99 seconds in the under-20 100m heat before recording the same time in the final at the Australian Athletics Championships in Perth on Thursday.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
The original skit has surpassed 29 million views, with everyone from TikTok active brands to celebrities like Leslie Jones, Bethenny Frankel, Hailey Bieber, and Charlie Puth clocking in to watch.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clock
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Powering the Reverso Tribute Geographic is a brand-new movement, the hand-wound Calibre 834, which provides several notable features: Unlike on many world timer watches, the city ring on the world time display remains static, while the 24-hour ring rotates.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Virtuoso’s digital timer, however, is great for those wanting consistent coffee ground dosings each morning.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Rejoining Formula 1 as its official timekeeper in 2025 is part of this version —but the message is broader: the brand is for those who push limits of high performance, competitiveness and accomplishment, in sports or life.—
Stéphane JG Girod,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Putting the late Formula 1 driver in a virtual face-off with current champion Verstappen also helps the campaign dovetail into the brand’s return as the motorsport’s official timekeeper from this year, as part of a 10-year deal with parent group LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Caliber 135 is one of the legendary movements that entered and eventually won multiple prizes in the famous observatory chronometer competitions held in Neuchâtel and Geneva, Switzerland, as well as Kew Teddington in England, and Besançon, France, in the first part of the 20th century.—
Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Founded in 1826 by watchmaker Julien Gallet in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the brand became best known for its chronometers for racing, aviation and expeditions.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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From brooches to necklaces to bangles, our client loves timepieces that seamlessly blend function with fashion.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2025
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The dual-sided timepiece has another horological wonder on what should be the caseback—a celestial map that tracks the constellations in real time.—
Michael Solomon,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clock. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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