clock in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
clock in Hindi हिन्दी
clock in Kashmiri कॉशुर
clock in English
- clock⇄clock (1), noun, verb.
- clock⇄clock (2), noun, verb.
- clock⇄expr. against the clock, so as to finish in a given time.
Ex. It is a race against the clock in which the skier goes straight down (New Yorker). - clock⇄expr. around (or round) the clock, all day and night; without a stop.
Ex. Negotiations are continuing around the clock in an effort to avoid a strike (London Times). - clock⇄expr. clock in (or out), to register on a time clock the beginning or end of a day's work; punch in or out.
Ex. Provided one clocks in at the appointed hour in the morning, and does not clock out earlier than five minutes before the appointed hour - clock⇄expr. run out the clock,
a. (in football, basketball, and other timed sports) to use up the time remaining in a game, so as to prevent an opponent from overcoming a lead.
Ex. The winning team decided to maintain possession of the ball and ru - clock⇄expr. turn (set or put) the clock back, to move backward; return to an old or out-of-date attitude, condition, or policy.
Ex. They were ... seeking to put the clock back, to impose a colonial form of government anew (London Times). - clock⇄noun an ornamental pattern on the side of a stocking or sock, extending up from the ankle.
- clock⇄noun 1. an instrument for measuring and showing time. A clock is not made to be worn or carried about as a watch is.
(SYN) timepiece.
2. any clocklike device for recording or measuring some activity, such as a time clock, a taximeter, or a - clock⇄pin-lever watch orclock,
a timepiece having all or most of its holes fitted with metals in place of jewels. Pin-lever watches and clocks are less reliable and durable and less costly than jeweled timepieces. - clock⇄v.t. to embroider with a clock or clocks.
- clock⇄v.t. 1. to measure or record the time of; time.
Ex. The horse race was clocked to determine whether a record had been broken.
2. to measure or record (time, distance, number, or amount or rate of output) mechanically.
Ex. The racing ca