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n.
a mechanical or electrical device for measuring time, indicating hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds, typically by hands on a round dial or by displayed figures.
∎ (the clock)
time taken as a factor in an activity, esp. in competitive sports:
her life is ruled by the clock.
∎ inf.
a measuring device resembling a clock for recording things other than time, such as a speedometer, taximeter, or odometer.
∎ see time clock.
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v. [tr.] inf.
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attain or register (a specified time, distance, or speed):
Thomas has clocked up forty years service |
[intr.]
the book clocks in at 989 pages.
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achieve (a victory):
he clocked up his first win of the year.
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record as attaining a specified time or rate:
the tower operators clocked a gust of 185 mph.
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inf.
hit (someone), esp. on the head.
PHRASES:
around
(or round) the clock
all day and all night.
run out the clock Sports
deliberately use as much time as possible in order to preserve one's own team's advantage.
stop the clock
allow extra time by temporarily ceasing to count the time left before a deadline arrives.
watch the clock
(of an employee) be overly strict or zealous about not working more than one's required hours.PHRASAL VERBS:
clock in
(or out)
(of an employee) punch in (or out).
clock2
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n. dated
an ornamental pattern woven or embroidered on the side of a stocking or sock near the ankle.
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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CLOCKS SET A TIMELESS MOOD.(AT HOME)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 10/29/1995; 700+ words
; ...stately grandfather clock. All of these clocks tick the old-fashioned...especially a grandfather clock,'' added McGeary...their grandfather clocks that they even name...antique grandfather clock. ``The majority of clocks come with a warranty...
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Clocks: be skeptic.(special report)
Magazine article from: EDN Asia; 1/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Generated clocks: Generated clocks are clocks derived from the master clock. Their frequency is generally...according to Figure 3, either of these clocks can be a potential clock source to generate divide-by clocks. For simplicity, we have included...
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 "Capital (Annapolis)")
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Clocks: A marriage of art and science
Newspaper article from: Capital (Annapolis); 2/18/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Chicago School of Clock and Watchmaking...and selling antique clocks since 1962. He says...dancers that move as the clocks chime. Others make music. Clock cabinetry reflects...by comparing your clock with clocks of the same type running...
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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Clocks do more than mark the passing of time
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 8/5/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...than one grandfather clock in a house." She said Cuckoo clocks, with birds that...When purchasing a new clock, look for pendulum clocks fitted with German...case clocks or hall clocks. "The term grandfather clock came into usage in...
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 "Portland Press Herald (Maine)")
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TIMELESS CLOCKS ; They can link families to their past, and their fascinating handiwork lures collectors.
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 12/26/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Garden Memo: KNOW YOUR CLOCK TO LEARN MORE about clocks, visit the National Association...Balzer of Balzer Family Clock Works. Clocks come in all kinds of styles...were the common, everyday clock, the beginnings of (clocks) being mass produced...
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CLOCKS HAVE WON HANDS DOWN AS A TIME-CONSUMING BUSINESS
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 2/7/1988; 700+ words
; ...accomplishments was working on a Salem clock, one of the first clocks made in this country. ''The clock was given up for dead," he said...years. When she finally got her clock she was thrilled. Clocks hold a lot of sentimental value for...
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CLOCKS WIN HANDS DOWN AS TIME-CONSUMING BUSINESS
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 3/27/1988; 700+ words
; ...accomplishments was working on a Salem clock, one of the first clocks made in this country. ''The clock was given up for dead," he said...years. When she finally got her clock she was thrilled. Clocks hold a lot of sentimental value for...
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CLOCKS RING IN THE HOLIDAYS: SALES STAY STRONG, BUOYED BY MORE STYLES AND FEATURES.
Magazine article from: HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network; 12/7/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...novelty and themed clocks. "The National...Society Singing Bird Clock is performing...The novelty wall clocks are strong sellers," added a clock buyer for a Southeast...Carols of Christmas clock and those are...carry novelty clocks as a category...
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Resetting clocks is hardly saving time
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 4/9/2006; ; 640 words
; ...of that time resetting clocks. At 11:30 Saturday...went to sleep I set the clock radio on my side of the...remember to reset the other clocks in the morning, I reasoned...kitchen, we have digital clocks on the range and on the...I set the microwave clock for 10:45. By the...
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Clock marks two moments in man's life
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 11/15/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Dayton history. On two occasions. With the same clock. When Dayton's most famous clock was lowered from atop the corner building at Third...lowered the 35-foot-tall, 15,000-pound clock tower from the roof of the five-story Reynolds...
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clock
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...watch . The Evolution of Mechanical Clocks The operation of a clock depends on a stable mechanical oscillator...in 1286; a dial was added to the clock in the 14th cent. Clocks were placed in a clock tower at Westminster Hall, London...
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Clocks and Watches
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
...industrial world, the clock made a more fundamental...the profusion of clocks and watches in the...Europe long after the clock had been improved...DEVELOPMENTS Early tower clocks were subject to vagaries...on the design of clocks. A major development was the pendulum clock, which ...
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Clock and Watch Industry
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...eight-day striking clocks with brass movements...Connecticut. The wooden clock was not made in America...only maker of wooden clocks during the second...founder of the Willard Clock dynasty of Massachusetts...to produce wooden clocks in quantity and in...of 4,000 wooden clock ...
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Cuckoo Clock
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...decorative on modern clocks that are spring...History The cuckoo clock has an impressive...the production of clocks grew in the Black...traditional craft, and clock-making sprang indirectly...variety of cuckoo clocks reflects clock-making styles of...
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atomic clock
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...displayed by an atomic clock with digital or other...devices. The first atomic clock, invented in 1948...between a pair of such clocks, i.e., the difference...done with any previous clock. Many of the world's nations maintain atomic clocks at standards laboratories...
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