clock (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *clock*:
NOUN	artifact	clock	a timepiece that shows the time of day
VERB	change	clock, time	measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time

clock > pronunciation
Sounds	klaa'k
Rhymes	aftershock ... woodcock: 87 rhymes with aak...

English > *clock*: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A timepiece that shows the time of day.
Instances	Big Ben	clock in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, London
Parts	clock face, clock dial	The face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the day
	fusee drive, fusee	A spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring
	movement	The driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock)
Narrower	alarm clock, alarm	A clock that wakes / wakes a sleeper at some preset time
	analog clock	A clock that displays the time of day by the position of hands on a dial
	chronometer	An accurate clock (especially used in navigation)
	cuckoo clock	clock that announces the hours with a sound / sound like the call of the cuckoo
	digital clock	A clock that displays the time of day digitally
	electric clock	A clock using a small electric motor
	pendulum clock	A clock regulated by a pendulum
	system clock	A time-of-day clock in a computer system
	time clock	clock used to record the hours that people work
	turret clock	A clock with more than one dial to show the time in all directions from a tower
	wall clock	A clock mounted on a wall
	water clock, clepsydra, water glass	clock that measures time by the escape of water
Broader	timepiece, timekeeper, horologe	A measuring ... / measuring instrument or device for keeping time
Spanish	reloj
Catalan	rellotge
Verbs	clock	measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time

English > *clock*: 2 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	Measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"he clocked the runners"
Synonym	time
Narrower	mistime	Time incorrectly
Broader	quantify, measure	Express as a number or measure or quantity
Spanish	cronometrar
Catalan	calcular el temps, cronometrar
Nouns	clock	a timepiece that shows the time of day
Nouns	clocking	the time taken to traverse a measured course

HyperDic: clock