[
US
/ˈkɫɑk/
]
[ UK /klˈɒk/ ]
[ UK /klˈɒk/ ]
NOUN
- a timepiece that shows the time of day
VERB
-
measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
he clocked the runners
How To Use clock In A Sentence
- I set the alarm clock for a quarter to midnight, and settled down for a couple of hours sleep.
- I set the alarm clock for a quarter to midnight, and settled down for a couple of hours sleep.
- She was so tired she came home and conked out at eight o'clock.
- All of a sudden St. Philip's ten bells start tanging - one oclock already - and at once the workshops and factories around the yard begin disgorging throngs of workers on their way to lunch
- Your clock has a floating balance mechanism.
- About 7 o'clock tonight, we had a whopping great thunderstorm with accompanying light show, and the flipping garage got flooded again!
- Lisa called Malone at seven o'clock next morning, right on time; when she named a time, one could set the GPO clock by her. MURDER SONG
- The clock stands on an oval marble base, enclosed by a glass dome.
- Stop tinkering with that clock and take it to the repair shop.
- Hopefully you'll sort any hitches so the whole wedding runs like clockwork. The Sun