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noun

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plural of clock

as in timers

a device to measure time the clock reads 5:00 p.m.

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verb

present tense third-person singular of clock

as in punches

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 clocks

Noun

The team brought the system closer to the precision of state-of-the-art optical clocks. —

Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026 The receptionist works behind a period cabinet converted into the sort of desk Philip Marlowe would happily put his feet on and Art Deco ornamentations abound, from the beautiful clocks, to the slightly sinister candlesticks. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026 For the first time in half a century, countdown clocks began ticking Monday toward launch of a three-man one-woman crew on a trip to the moon and back, a major step in NASA's accelerated drive to establish a lunar beachhead with landings in 2028, followed by construction of a moon base. —

William Harwood, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026 The 18-track project clocks in at just over one hour, during which Martinez immerses listeners in the dystopian world of her mind. —

Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026 Time and distance adjust to make sure of that; clocks inside the moving spacecraft run slower for an outside observer, and the distance to the destination contracts for those on board. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026 To promote sleep, keep all electronics out of the bedroom, including clocks, and switch off screens at least 30 minutes before bedtime, Foster recommends. —

Holly Haber, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026 Somewhere over the course of their evolution, the class of hydrozoans — which includes certain kinds of jellyfish, hydras, and colonial siphonophores such as the Portuguese man-of-war — lost the genes that operate circadian clocks in the rest of the animal kingdom. —

Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026 According to the National Conference of Legislatures, many states want to stop switching clocks. —

Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2026

Verb

Savannah clocks exactly what Cirie was doing, warning everyone off of Ozzy, and says as much to Emily and Christian. —

Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026 Sometani Shota stars as Sakai, a convenience store clerk who clocks in, recites the employee pledges, restocks the shelves, and feels nothing — until new recruit Ogawa (Erika Karata) arrives as one of several anomalies that send the store’s standardized operations spiraling toward bloody ends. —

Blake Simons, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026 The trio also clocks hours together on the pale-peach Cini Boeri for Arflex Strips sofa, screening films on the television that’s tucked into the custom entertainment console. —

Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 28 Jan. 2026 Henry clocks the guy, proving that his passion for Yas—and for life in general—hasn’t fully run dry. —

Judy Berman, Time, 19 Jan. 2026 Compare that to your average bottle, which usually clocks in at less than 100 proof, or 50 percent ABV (legally whiskey must be bottled at a minimum of 80 proof). —

Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Jan. 2026 Fanning’s Jenny, trying to secure a new whale of a client for her publishing company while her feckless husband perpetually clocks out of activities with their son, is also compelling to watch, particularly when Jenny and Marissa find ways to bolster each other. —

Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025 Anna immediately clocks that Larry, a curmudgeonly old man transported back to his younger self, is in for a tough ride. —

Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 20 Nov. 2025 As The New York Times noted, its overall size is far greater than the executive residence, which clocks in at 55,000 square feet. —

Niall Stanage, The Hill, 24 Oct. 2025

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Noun

There are about a half-dozen part-timers at the business, too.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
In some cases, students say teachers set very short timers for bathroom use.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026