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(Entry 1 of 2)
a device to measure time
- the clock reads 5:00 p.m.
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clock
verbSynonyms of clock (Entry 2 of 2)
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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- batter,
- beat,
- buffet,
- bung,
- chop,
- cuff,
- drub,
- lace,
- lambaste
- (or lambast),
- lick,
- mangle,
- maul,
- pelt,
- pepper,
- pommel,
- pummel,
- rough
- bowl (down or over),
- cream,
- deck,
- dump
- [slang],
- fell,
- floor,
- knock down,
- level
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“Clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clock. Accessed 15 Aug. 2022.
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