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noun

ˈkläk How to pronounce clock (audio)
Definition of clocknext
as in timer
a device to measure time the clock reads 5:00 p.m.

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verb

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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Recent Examples of clock
Noun
As that time limit approaches, an announcement informs users their clock is running out. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026 On a larger scale, Mondaine makes an iconic wall clock ($345) using a design developed for the Swiss Railways. — Nicholas Blechman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2026
Verb
Rice was driving a Lamborghini on an expressway and was clocked at 119 mph when the car hit the center median wall and caused four other cars to collide with each other. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Nov. 2026 For this 72-year-old, the cross-country walk part of her mission is clocking about 40,000 steps a day, covering 12 to 15 miles a day, and turning strangers into friends, one step at a time. — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clock
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clock
  1. timer
  2. knock
  3. timekeeper
  4. punch
  5. chronometer
  6. slap
  7. timepiece
  8. smack
Noun
  • Some 2,489 of those households were first-timers, or about 36% of households served.
    — Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Just plug it in, choose your essential oil fragrance and select your timer setting.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of timer
Verb
  • For current homeowners who have enjoyed massive appreciation (with or without a mortgage) and have thought about selling to move up, down or out of town, opportunity may be knocking soon.
    — Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The following day, a third victim reported he was assaulted near the concert stage after being knocked to the ground in a mosh pit, according to the police statement.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of knock
Noun
  • Its sculptural steel case highlighted by gradient blue dial in peacock hues and a sky-blue rotating bezel, meant this timekeeper was never meant for a wallflower.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026
  • This week, however, international timekeepers voted to scrap them and introduce the leap hour, the first of which might not happen for thousands of years.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of timekeeper
Verb
  • While there were multiple fights at the game on Sunday, the arrest was in connection with a brawl in the Levi's Stadium parking lot in which a man was seen on video kicking and punching someone who was unconscious.
    — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The console has already appeared at several maker events, where eager kids have punched and kicked its chunky buttons.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of punch
Noun
  • Ulysse Nardin, founded in 1846, earned its reputation as one of the world’s premier makers of marine chronometers, supplying precision timekeepers to navies and merchant fleets well into the second half of the 20th century.
    — Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • The stars symbolized two chronometer records and six first-place precision awards that Omega earned between 1933 and 1952, the year the Constellation launched.
    — Jeremy White, Wired News, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of chronometer
Verb
  • Usman Nurmagomedov then slapped him across the face, and all hell broke loose.
    — Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The loose straps on my backpack were snapping and slapping like whips.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of slap
Noun
  • Hublot has been working with artists since 2011, creating wonderfully polarizing timepieces with powerhouses such as Samuel Ross, Daniel Arsham, Takashi Murakami, and, most recently, Jeff Koons.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Unusually for a watch brand, the event didn’t mark a new timepiece or collection.
    — Rachel Felder, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of timepiece
Verb
  • O’Connell told the students a stalk of celery is responsible for the smacking sound.
    — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
  • In September 2022, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft smacked into a cosmic rock named Dimorphos at a speed of around 14,000 miles per hour.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of smack

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