clock

²clock

verb

Definition of CLOCK

transitive verb

1

a : to time with a stopwatch or by an electric timing device b : to be timed at

2

: to register on a mechanical recording device <wind velocities were clocked at 80 miles per hour>

3

: to hit hard

4

chiefly British : attain, realize —usually used with up <just clocked up a million … paperback sales — Punch>

5

a : to travel (a distance) over time <clocks more than 15,000 miles a year on business> b : put in 3 <clocking long hours at the office>

intransitive verb

1

: to have a specified duration or speed —used with in <the movie clocked in at just under 3 hours>; broadly : to have a specified measure or value —used with in <the meal clocked in at about $15>

2

: to register on a time sheet or time clock : punch —used with in, out, on, off <he clocked in late>

— clock·er noun

Examples of CLOCK

1. He clocked 3 hours and 15 minutes in his last marathon.
2. His fastest pitch was clocked at 91 miles per hour.
3. The cop said she clocked me going 95 miles per hour.
4. I was so angry I wanted to clock him.

First Known Use of CLOCK

1883

Related to CLOCK

Synonyms: bang, bash, bat, belt, biff, bludgeon, bob, bonk, bop, box, bust, clap, clip, clobber, hit, clout, crack, hammer, knock, nail, paste, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slog, slug, smack, smite, sock, strike, swat, swipe, tag, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whale, zap

Related Words: batter, beat, buffet, bung, chop, cuff, drub, lace, lambaste (or lambast), lick, mangle, maul, pelt, pepper, pommel, pummel, rough; scuff; bunt, flick, stroke, tap; bump, butt, jab, jostle, kick, knee, poke, prod, push, shove, stamp; bowl (down or over), cream, deck, dump [slang], fell, floor, knock down, level; rabbit-punch, sucker punch; cane, club, cudgel, flail, flog, lash, sap, slash, sledge, sledgehammer, spear, stab, switch, thrash, whip; bean, brain, conk, skull

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