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clock
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clock 1  (klk)
n.
1. An instrument other than a watch for measuring or indicating time, especially a mechanical or electronic device having a numbered dial and moving hands or a digital display.
2. A time clock.
3. A source of regularly occurring pulses used to measure the passage of time, as in a computer.
4. Any of various devices that indicate measurement, such as a speedometer or a taximeter.
5. A biological clock.
6. Botany The downy flower head of a dandelion that has gone to seed.
v. clocked, clock·ing, clocks
v.tr.
1. To time, as with a stopwatch: clock a runner.
2. To register or record with a mechanical device: clocked the winds at 60 miles per hour.
v.intr.
To record working hours with a time clock: clocks in at 8 a.m. and out at 4 p.m.
Idioms:
around/round the clock
Throughout the entire 24 hours of the day; continuously.
clean (someone's) clock Slang
To beat or defeat decisively: "Immense linemen declared their intentions to clean the clocks of opposing players" (Russell Baker).
kill/run out the clock
Sports To preserve a lead by maintaining possession of the ball or puck until playing time expires.

[Middle English clokke, from Old North French cloque, bell, or from Middle Dutch clocke, bell, clock, both from Medieval Latin clocca, of imitative origin.]

clocker n.

clock 2  (klk)
n.
An embroidered or woven decoration on the side of a stocking or sock.

[Perhaps from clock, bell (obsolete), from its original bell-shaped appearance.]

clock 1
Noun
1. a device for showing the time, either through pointers that revolve over a numbered dial, or through a display of figures
2. a device with a dial for recording or measuring
3. the downy head of a dandelion that has gone to seed
4. short for time clock
5. Informal same as speedometer or mileometer
6. Brit slang the face
7. round the clock all day and all night
Verb
1. to record (time) with a stopwatch, esp. in the calculation of speed
2. Brit, Austral & NZ slang to strike, esp. on the face or head
3. Informal to turn back the mileometer on (a car) illegally so that its mileage appears less
4. Brit slang to see or notice [Medieval Latin clocca bell]

clock 2
Noun
an ornamental design on the side of a sock [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.clockclock - a timepiece that shows the time of day
alarm clock, alarm - a clock that 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)
clock dial, clock face - the face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the day
cuckoo clock - clock that announces the hours with a 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
fusee, fusee drive - 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); "it was an expensive watch with a diamond movement"
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
horologe, timepiece, timekeeper - a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
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
clepsydra, water clock, water glass - clock that measures time by the escape of water
Verb1.clock - 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"
measure, quantify - express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?"
mistime - time incorrectly; "She mistimed the marathon runner"
Translations
clock [klɔk] nreloj m;
(in taxi) → taxímetro;
to work against the clock → trabajar contra reloj;
around the clock → las veinticuatro horas;
to sleep round the clock → dormir un día entero;
30,000 on the clock (AUT) → treinta mil millas en el cuentakilómetros
clock in, clock on vifichar, picar
clock off, clock out vifichar or picar la salida
clock up vthacer

clock [klɔk] n (large) → horloge f;
(small) → pendule f;
round the clock [work etc] → vingt-quatre heures sur vingt-quatre;
to sleep round the clock or the clock round → faire le tour du cadran;
30,000 on the clock (Brit) (Aut) → 30 000 milles au compteur;
to work against the clock → faire la course contre la montre
clock in or on (Brit) vi (with card) → pointer (en arrivant) (= start work); commencer à travailler
clock off or out (Brit) vi (with card) → pointer (en partant) (= leave work); quitter le travail
clock up vt [+ miles, hours etc] → faire

clock [klɔk] nUhr f;
round the clock → rund um die Uhr;
30,000 on the clock (Brit) (Aut) → ein Tachostand von 30.000;
to work against the clock → gegen die Uhr arbeiten
clock in clock (Brit) vi(den Arbeitsbeginn) stempeln or stechen
clock off clock (Brit) vi(das Arbeitsende) stempeln or stechen
clock on clock (Brit) vi = clock in
clock out clock (Brit) vi = clock off
clock up clock vt (miles) → fahren;
(hours) → arbeiten

clock [klɔk] norologio; [of taxi] → tassametro;
around the clock → ventiquattr'ore su ventiquattro;
to sleep round the clock or the clock round → dormire un giorno intero;
to work against the clock → lavorare in gara col tempo;
30,000 on the clock (BRIT ) (AUT) → 30.000 sul contachilometri
clock in, clock on vi (BRIT) → timbrare il cartellino (all'entrata)
clock off, clock out vi (BRIT) → timbrare il cartellino (all'uscita)
clock up vt [+ miles, hours etc] → fare

clock
n clock [klok]
1 an instrument for measuring time, but not worn on the wrist like a watch We have five clocks in our house; an alarm clock (= a clock with a ringing device for waking one up in the morning). horlosie ساعَه كَبيرَه، ساعَة حاءِط часовник hodiny ur die Uhr ρολόι reloj kell ساعت دیواری یا طاقچه ای kello horloge שָעוֹן घड़ी sat óra (fali-, álló-) jam klukka orologio 時計 시계 laikrodis modinātājpulkstenis jam klok klokke, ur zegar relógio ceas(ornic) часы; будильник hodiny (stenska, namizna) ura sat klocka, ur นาฬิกา saat (時)鐘 годинник گھڑی ، گھڑیال đồng hồ)钟
2 an instrument for measuring speed of a vehicle or distance travelled by a vehicle My car has 120,000 miles on the clock. meter ساعَة لِقِياس السُّرْعَه أو المَسافَه скоростомер tachoměr speedometer; fartmåler die Kontrolluhr χιλιομετρητής cuentakilómetros kiirusmõõtja سرعت نما؛ کیلومتر شمار mittari compteur מָד מֶרחָק गति या दूरी मापने की मशीन sat, štoperica stopper speedo meter (hraða)mælir contachilometri 計器 속도계; 주행 거리계 spidometras, taksometras spidometrs speedo meter meter (-)måler, speedometer licznik conta-quilómetros vi­te­zo­­metru спидометр; таксометр tachometer, taxameter števec brzinomer hastighetsmätare, vägmätare นาฬิกาจับความเร็ว kilometre saati 裡程表 спідометр گاڑی کا فاصلہ یا رفتار ماپنے والا آلہ đồng hồ công tơ mét
v
to register (a time) on a stopwatch etc. klok يَقيس الوَقْت засичам време stopnout (čas) tage tid Zeit stoppen χρονομετρώ cronometrar stopriga aega võtma زمان سنجی کردن ottaa aika chronométrer לִרשוֹם זְמָן समय लगाना zabilježiti vrijeme mér mencatat waktu taka tímann cronometrare 計時する (스톱워치 등으로) 시간을 재다 matuoti laiką hronometrēt; atzīmēt laiku mencatat masa klokken ta tida () mierzyć cronometrar a cronometra хронометрировать merať čas meriti čas (s štoparico) zabeležiti vreme ta tid på, klocka จับเวลา saat tutmak 撳秒表記時 хронометрувати час وقت کو نوٹ کرنا bấm giờ
adv clockwise
in the direction of the movement of the hands of a clock The children moved clockwise round the room, then anticlockwise. haarom, regsom في اتِّجاه عَقْرَبَي السّاعَه по поскока на часовниковата стрелка ve směru hodinových ručiček i urets retning im Uhrzeigersinn δεξιόστροφα de las en sentido agujas del reloj, dextrorso päripäeva در جهت عقربه های ساعت myötäpäivään dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre בְּכִיווּן הַשָעוֹן घड़ी की सुई की दिशा में, दक्षिणावर्त u smjeru kazaljke na satu az óramutató forgásának irányában mengikuti arah jarum jam réttsælis in senso orario 右回りの 시계 방향으로 pagal laikrodžio rodyklę pulksteņa rādītāju kustības virzienā arah ikut jam van de met de wijzers klok mee med sola/urviserne; medsols zgodnie z ruchem wskazówek zegara em círculo în sensul acelor de ceasornic по часовой стрелке v smere hodinových ručičiek v smeri urnega kazalca u smeru kazaljke na satu medurs ที่หมุนตามเข็มนาฬิกา saat yönünde 順時針方向地 за стрілкою годинника گھڑی وار ، گھڑی رخ theo chiều kim đồng hồ 方向
n clockwork
machinery similar to that of a clock a toy which works by clockwork. uurwerk; ratwerk آلة تُشْبِه السّاعَه часовников механизъм hodinový stroj(ek) mekanisk legetøj das Uhrwerk μηχανισμός ρολογιού mecanismo de relojería vedru شبیه روش کار ساعت vieteri mécanisme מַנגָנוֹן מְכָנִי घड़ी से मिलती-जुलती मशीन mehanizam sata, stroj ure óramű mekanisme klukkuverk carica; meccanismo ぜんまい仕掛け 태엽 장치 laikrodžio mechanizmas pulksteņa mehānisms mekanisme opwindmechaniek urverk mechanizm zegarowy mecanismo me­ca­nism часовой механизм mechanizmus urni mehanizem satni mehanizam urverk, fjäder[] อย่างเครื่องจักร saat düzeneği, kurgulu düzenek (類似)時鐘機構(的裝置) годинниковий механізм گھڑی سے مشابہ مشین bộ máy đồng hồ
clock in, out/on, off
to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work. aanteken, inklok يُسَجِّل وَقت الدُّخول أو الخُروج отбелязвам времето на излизане/напускане на работа на работници píchat příchod, odchod stemple ind; stemple ud ein-, ausstempeln χτυπώ κάρτα fichar kellakaarti registreerima کارت زدن در هنگام ورود و خروج leimata kellokortti pointer לְהָחתִים כָּרטִיס בִּתחִילָה וְּבסִיוּם הָעָבוֹדָה कार्य प्रारंभ या अंत का समय दर्ज करना lupiti, klepnuti, opaliti bélyegez mencatat waktu stimpla sig inn/út timbrare il cartellino タイムカードをうつ (타임 리코더로) 출근[] 시간을 기록하다 registruoti atvykimo/išvykimo laiką atzīmēt darbā ierašanās vai aiziešanas laiku merakamkan waktu kerja inklokken, uitklokken stemple inn/ut rejestrować początek/koniec pracy (na karcie zegarowej) bater o ponto a înregistra, a ponta отмечать время прихода и ухода cvikať príchod, odchod zaznamovati čas prihoda na delo in odhoda z dela ukucati vreme dolaska stämpla in/ut ลงเวลาทำงาน işe girmek/işten çıkmak 記上下班到離時間 обліковувати; табелювати اکام پہ آنے یا جانے کا وقت نوٹ کرنا ghi thời gian của người đến làm việc và ra về 下班
clock up
to reach a total of I've clocked up eight thousand miles this year in my car. iets bereik, iets aflê يَجْمع، يَصِلُ إلى постигам najezdit køre; tilbagelægge (mit einem Kilometerzähler) messen γράφω (σε μέτρηση) hacer (spidomeetril) registreerima جمع بندی کردن؛ بالغ شدن بر kirjata faire (au compteur) לְהָגִיע לִסכוּם लिखना dostići ukupno regisztrál mencapai, mencatat jarak tempuh sebanyak keyra (á mæli) totalizzare; percorrere 記録する (스톱워치 등으로) 계측[]하다 nuvažiuoti, sukarti sasniegt zināmu (ātrumu) mencatat jarak tempuh sebanyak op de meter brengen kjøre, måle kjøreavstanden przejeżdżać registar a acumula, a face в общей сложности najazdiť nabrati (na števcu kilometrov) postiči uppnå, komma upp i บันทึกผล kaydetmek, yapmak 登記裡程 набрати جمع کرنا ghi được
like clockwork
very smoothly and without faults Everything went like clockwork. soos ratwerk سارَت الأُمور مِثل السّاعَه гладко jako po másle som et urværk wie am Schnürchen (σαν) ρολόι, κανονικά και χωρίς λάθη ir como una seda, ir sobre ruedas nagu õlitatult بسیار منظم و دقیق kuin rasvattu comme sur des roulettes “כְּמוֹ שָׁעוֹן” आसानी से vrlo točno, točno kao ura (megy) mint a karikacsapás mulus eins og klukka; jafnt og þétt come un orologio 正確に 정확하게, 규칙적으로 sklandžiai, kaip sviestu patepta precīzi lancar gesmeerd () som ei klokke, presis som et urverk jak w zegarku à perfeição ceas; ca pe roate как по маслу ako hodinky kot po maslu kao podmazan som ett urverk, som smort อย่างราบรื่น saat gibi (düzenli) 順利地﹔有規則地;沒有困難地 такий, як часи; без запинки ہمواری سے ، بلا کسی خطا کے trôi chảy
round the clock
the whole day and the whole night to work round the clock. dag en nag ononderbroke يعمل كل يَعْمَلُ كل اليَوم / على مَدار السّاعَه денонощно ve dne v noci døgnet rundt rund um die Uhr όλο το εικοσιτετράωρο día y noche ööpäev läbi بیست و چهار ساعته؛ شب و روز kellon ympäri ving-quatre heures d'affilée “מִסָבִיב לַשָעוֹן” रात-दिन बिना रूके हुए danonoćni éjjel-nappal sehari semalam, 24 jam allan sólarhringinn giorno e notte 24時間通して kiaurą parą visu diennakti siang malam de klok rond hele døgnet całą dobę sem parar zi şi noapte круглые сутки vo dne-v noci dan in noč dan i noć dygnet runt, utan uppehåll ทั้งวันทั้งคืน 24 saat, geceli gündüzlü 連續一晝夜 цілодобово پورا دن ، چوبیس گھنٹے cả ngày lẫn đêm 昼夜


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