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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
That includes a 19th-century painting of Qajar princes in the lobby to works from Malaysian artists scattered throughout the property—as well as a striking clock looming over the hotel’s Peacock Alley social hub. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2026 But officials ruled the ball wasn’t snapped before the play clock expired. — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
This, on the heels of decoding the trends—both what to where and how, clocking the art influences, and highlighting trenchant quotes from the reviews. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026 Most in the party are already clocking North Carolina as lost to the Democrats. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 3 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
  • Woodyard said every week their distribution events, which happen several times a week at locations across North Texas cities, bring in a steady flow of first-timers.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The phone automatically snaps the photo, so there's no racing against a timer or asking someone else to take the shot.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of timer
Verb
  • Notably, Wendy’s let rival Burger King surpass it in US sales this year, knocking it down to the country’s third-biggest burger chain.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • After its first outing, Clinton got a handrail to hold onto because the crowd’s reaction had nearly knocked him off the platform.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of knock
Noun
  • 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
  • Scientists, diplomats, and timekeepers across the globe agreed to this idea at a conference in Paris Thursday.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of timekeeper
Verb
  • Where most garage rock is designed to punch you in the gut, Twisted Teens’ songs seep into your bloodstream, tugging at the heartstrings while occasionally inducing hallucinations.
    — Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Video shows a Pine-Richland football player punching a Plum player in the head during a game, prompting calls for accountability.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 4 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
  • The attacker slapped the woman on the buttocks on Bedford and Willoughby Aves.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Hoffman wrote that director Mike Nichols had costar Katharine Ross slap him 27 times for a scene.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of slap
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  • Released in 2022 at the inaugural Miami Grand Prix, the timepiece pairs a 41 mm titanium case and a black dial with pops of the signature Petronas green.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 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
  • Nutella, dulce de leche, cheesecake bites and the mini chocolate chips all got smacked with Stop Sales.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Wilson met him there, timing his jump to match the guard at the peak of his trajectory and smack the ball away with his right hand.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of smack

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