Definition of the clock
1
:a clock that is used in sports and that shows how much time remains for a particular part of a game
- They were winning by 2 points with 10 seconds (left) on the clock.
- They stopped the (game) clock with eight seconds remaining.
2
:a special clock that is used to record the times when an employee starts and stops working :time clock
- I punched the clock at 8:45 and started working right away.
3
chiefly British
:a device that shows how far a vehicle has traveled
- a car with 100,000 miles on the clock
