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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
At irregular intervals, 27 leap seconds have been added to global clocks since 1972 – the last in 2016. — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026 The pitch clock has been unambiguously good, speeding up game times while increasing the action on the field. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
The face is customizable with various colorways, clock fonts, and photos; there’s also an animated Snoopy, whose antics change with the weather and the holidays. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 13 Oct. 2026 Young also clocked 40-plus hours of conversations and interviews with Echard, who had already signed on to Love Trapped by the time Glass approached Young. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 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
  • Exhibitors rose 17% to 339 companies, 49 of them first-timers, and Czech & Slovak and Cambodian pavilions made their debuts.
    — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Friedman obviously declined and pointed David to some smaller clubs more appropriate for first-timers.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of timer
Verb
  • That news knocked about 5% off its shares on July 27 and sent the cost of insuring its debt sharply higher.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Last season, the Seahawks ended San Francisco's year and knocked them out of the playoffs.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of knock
Noun
  • If Earth keeps up this faster rotation, timekeepers might eventually need to introduce the first-ever negative leap second.
    — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Later that same year, the researchers coupled their thorium apparatus to an optical atomic clock, proving that these excited nuclei can serve as high-precision timekeepers.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of timekeeper
Verb
  • Rams left tackle Alaric Jackson’s suspension for punching a Buffalo Bills player after a game has been reduced from two games to one, an NFL spokesman said Wednesday.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • For Lee, the true measure of a man is how many other men, and women, want to punch his lights out.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 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
  • Antetokounmpo wasted no time in starting to rave about the Heat culture, a phrase that has become a lightning rod for criticism from talking heads around the NBA — especially after the franchise slapped the word across shirts and jerseys.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Less than three months after that deal was announced in January 2022, Smith became an industry pariah after slapping Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars, earning a 10-year ban from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of slap
Noun
  • Other timepieces in his arsenal include a Vacheron Constantin Historiques American 1921 in 18-karat yellow gold, which was a gift from Ripert’s business partner Maguy Le Coze, for his 20th anniversary at Le Bernardin.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Launched in 2010, the brand offers handmade timepieces in silver and 10-karat gold, with a range of chain or leather straps.
    — Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of timepiece
Verb
  • Eventually, Bird’s film — with a script co-written by Matthew Robbins — gets to the meat of the action when Venus’ extremely complicated life runs smack into Ray and his knack for sniffing out bad guys.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The Eagles also have been smacked with injuries and played without several key starters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
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