Clock

  • 41clock — See: against time or against the clock, around the clock or the clock around, put back the clock or turn back the clock, go like clockwork or go off like clockwork, turn the clock back …

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  • 42clock — clock1 noun 1》 an instrument that measures and indicates the time by means of a dial or a digital display.     ↘informal a measuring device resembling a clock, such as a speedometer. 2》 (also dandelion clock) Brit. the downy spherical seed head… …

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  • 43clock in — UK US clock in Phrasal Verb with clock({{}}/klɒk/ verb [I] (UK also clock on, US also punch in) ► WORKPLACE to begin work, especially by recording the time you arrive at work on a special machine: »What time did you clock in this morning? »We are …

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  • 44clock — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English clok, from Middle Dutch clocke bell, clock, from Old French or Medieval Latin; Old French dialect (Picard) cloque bell, from Medieval Latin clocca, of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Irish… …

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  • 45Clock — I Clock   [englisch, klɔk; wörtlich »Uhr«], Takt oder Zeitgebersignal bei Sequenzern und Drum Computern. II Clock   [dt. »Uhr«], Bauteile: Echtzeituhr. III Clock   [dt. »Uhr«, »Takt«] …

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  • 46clock in — phrasal verb clock in or clock on [intransitive] Word forms clock in : present tense I/you/we/they clock in he/she/it clocks in present participle clocking in past tense clocked in past participle clocked in in a factory, to pass a special card… …

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  • 47clock on — phrasal verb clock in or clock on [intransitive] Word forms clock in : present tense I/you/we/they clock in he/she/it clocks in present participle clocking in past tense clocked in past participle clocked in in a factory, to pass a special card… …

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  • 48clock — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. timepiece, chronometer (See chronometry). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. timepiece, timekeeper, time marker, timer, time clock, horologe. Kinds of clocks include: alarm, atomic, cuckoo, electric, digital,… …

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  • 49clock in — PHRASAL VERB When you clock in at work, you arrive there or put a special card into a device to show what time you arrived. [V P] I have to clock in by eight. Ant: clock off …

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  • 50clock on — PHRASAL VERB When workers clock on at a factory or office, they put a special card into a device to show what time they arrived. [V P] They arrived to clock on and found the factory gates locked. Syn: clock in …

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