clock 1 (kl k)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. Idioms: To record working hours with a time clock: clocks in at 8 a.m. and out at 4 p.m. 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.] clock  er 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.] |
clock1
n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Horology) a timepiece, usually free-standing, hanging, or built into a tower, having mechanically or electrically driven pointers that move constantly over a dial showing the numbers of the hours Compare digital clock, watch [7]
2. any clocklike device for recording or measuring, such as a taximeter or pressure gauge
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the downy head of a dandelion that has gone to seed
4. (Electronics) an electrical circuit that generates pulses at a predetermined rate
5. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing an electronic pulse generator that transmits streams of regular pulses to which various parts of the computer and its operations are synchronized
6. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) short for time clock
around or round the clock all day and all night
8. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (usually preceded by the) an informal word for speedometer, mileometer
9. Brit a slang word for face
against the clock
a. under pressure, as to meet a deadline
b. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (Individual Sports & Recreations / Athletics (Track & Field)) (in certain sports, such as show jumping) timed by a stop clock the last round will be against the clock
put the clock back to regress
vb
1. (tr) Brit, Austral, and NZ slang to strike, esp on the face or head
2. (tr) Brit slang to see or notice
3. (tr) to record time as with a stopwatch, esp in the calculation of speed
4. (Electronics) Electronics to feed a clock pulse to (a digital device) in order to cause it to switch to a new state See also atomic clock, biological clock, clock off, clock on, clock up
[from Middle Dutch clocke clock, from Medieval Latin clocca bell, ultimately of Celtic origin]
clocker n
clocklike adj
clock2
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) an ornamental design either woven in or embroidered on the side of a stocking
[from Middle Dutch clocke, from Medieval Latin clocca bell]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  clock - a timepiece that shows the time of dayalarm 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 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 |
| Verb | 1. | 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" mistime - time incorrectly; "She mistimed the marathon runner" |
clock
noun
round the clock morning, noon and night, all day, continuously, non-stop, day and night, night and day, without a break, twenty-four seven (informal) We have been working round the clock.
Translations
clock [klɒk]
A. N
1. (= timepiece) (gen) → reloj m; [of taxi] → taxímetro m; (= speedometer) → velocímetro m; (= milometer) → cuentakilómetros m inv
you can't put the clock back (= return to past) → no puedes volver al pasado; (= stop progress) → no se puede detener el progreso
to keep one's eyes on or watch the clock → mirar mucho el reloj(ansiando abandonar el trabajo)
to work against the clock → trabajar contra reloj
alarm clock → despertador m
around the clock
see round the clock
grandfather clock → reloj m de pie, reloj m de caja
30,000 miles on the clock (Aut) → 30.000 millas en el cuentakilómetros
it's only got 60 miles on the clock → este coche ha hecho solamente 60 millas
round the clock → las veinticuatro horas del día
the garage is open round the clock → el garaje está abierto las veinticuatro horas del día
we have surveillance round the clock → tenemos vigilancia de veinticuatro horas, tenemos vigilancia permanente
to sleep round the clock → dormir un día entero
you can't put the clock back (= return to past) → no puedes volver al pasado; (= stop progress) → no se puede detener el progreso
to keep one's eyes on or watch the clock → mirar mucho el reloj(ansiando abandonar el trabajo)
to work against the clock → trabajar contra reloj
alarm clock → despertador m
around the clock
see round the clock
grandfather clock → reloj m de pie, reloj m de caja
30,000 miles on the clock (Aut) → 30.000 millas en el cuentakilómetros
it's only got 60 miles on the clock → este coche ha hecho solamente 60 millas
round the clock → las veinticuatro horas del día
the garage is open round the clock → el garaje está abierto las veinticuatro horas del día
we have surveillance round the clock → tenemos vigilancia de veinticuatro horas, tenemos vigilancia permanente
to sleep round the clock → dormir un día entero
2. (= face) → jeta f
B. VT
1. (= time, measure) [+ runner, time] → cronometrar
we clocked 80mph → alcanzamos una velocidad de 80 millas por hora
we clocked 80mph → alcanzamos una velocidad de 80 millas por hora
C. CPD clock radio N → radio-despertador m
clock repairer N → relojero/a m/f
clock tower N → torre f de reloj
clock watcher N persona que mira mucho el reloj ansiando abandonar el trabajo
clock repairer N → relojero/a m/f
clock tower N → torre f de reloj
clock watcher N persona que mira mucho el reloj ansiando abandonar el trabajo
clock in VI + ADV (= mark card) → fichar, picar; (= start work) → entrar a trabajar
clock on VI + ADV = clock in
clock out VI + ADV = clock off
clock [ˈklɒk] n
(for telling the time, large) → horloge f; (small) → pendule f
the church clock → l'horloge de l'église
round the clock, around the clock adv [work] → vingt-quatre heures sur vingt-quatre
to sleep round the clock, to sleep the clock round → faire le tour du cadran
to work against the clock → faire la course contre la montre
to beat the clock → finir en avance
to turn the clock back, to put the clock back → revenir en arrière
to watch the clock → surveiller l'heure alarm clock
the church clock → l'horloge de l'église
round the clock, around the clock adv [work] → vingt-quatre heures sur vingt-quatre
to sleep round the clock, to sleep the clock round → faire le tour du cadran
to work against the clock → faire la course contre la montre
to beat the clock → finir en avance
to turn the clock back, to put the clock back → revenir en arrière
to watch the clock → surveiller l'heure alarm clock
(British) (= milometer) 30,000 miles on the clock → 30 000 milles au compteur
clock card n → carte f de pointage
clock face n → cadran m
clock golf n → jeu m de l'horloge
clock-radio [ˌklɒkˈreɪdɪəʊ] n → radio-réveil m
clock tower clock-tower n → clocher m
clock in
clock on vi (British) → pointer (en arrivant)clock off
clock out vi (British) → pointer (en partant)clock up
vt fus [+ miles, hours] → faireclock card n → carte f de pointage
clock face n → cadran m
clock golf n → jeu m de l'horloge
clock-radio [ˌklɒkˈreɪdɪəʊ] n → radio-réveil m
clock tower clock-tower n → clocher m
clock
clock in cpds → Uhr(en)-;
n
→ Uhr f; round the clock → rund um die Uhr; against the clock (Sport) → nach or auf Zeit; to work against the clock → gegen die Uhr arbeiten; to beat the clock → schneller als vorgesehen fertig sein; to put the clock back/forward or on (lit) → die Uhr zurückstellen/vorstellen; to put or turn the clock back (fig) → die Zeit zurückdrehen; to watch the clock (inf) → dauernd auf die Uhr sehen
vt
(Sport) he clocked four minutes for the mile → er lief die Meile in vier Minuten; he’s clocked the fastest time this year → er ist die schnellste Zeit dieses Jahres gelaufen/gefahren
(Brit inf: = see) → sehen
(Brit inf) mileage to clock back (in betrügerischer Absicht) → den Meilenzähler zurückdrehen
clock in cpds → Uhr(en)-;
clock card
n → Stechkarte f
clock face
n → Zifferblatt nt
clock golf
n → Uhrengolf nt
clockmaker
n → Uhrmacher(in) m(f)
clock radio
n → Radiouhr f
clock rate
n (Comput) (of CPU) → Taktfrequenz f
clock tower
n → Uhrenturm m
clock-watching
n → Auf-die-Uhr-Schauen nt
clockwise
clockwork
n (of clock) → Uhrwerk nt; (of toy) → Aufziehmechanismus m; driven by clock → zum Aufziehen; like clock → wie am Schnürchen
clock [klɒk]
clock [klɒk]
1. n (gen) → orologio; (of taxi) → tassametro
30,000 on the clock (Brit) (Aut) → 30.000 sul contachilometri
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
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
2. vt (time) → registrare; (of runner) → cronometrare
clock in clock on vi + adv (Brit) → timbrare il cartellino (all'entrata)
clock off clock out vi + adv (Brit) → timbrare il cartellino (all'uscita)
clock up vt + adv (Aut) → registrare, fare; (miles, hours) → fare
clock [klɒk]
1. n (gen) → orologio; (of taxi) → tassametro
30,000 on the clock (Brit) (Aut) → 30.000 sul contachilometri
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
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
2. vt (time) → registrare; (of runner) → cronometrare
clock in clock on vi + adv (Brit) → timbrare il cartellino (all'entrata)
clock off clock out vi + adv (Brit) → timbrare il cartellino (all'uscita)
clock up vt + adv (Aut) → registrare, fare; (miles, hours) → fare
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 （时）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 (속도 등을 재는) 계기 spidometras, taksometras spidometrs speedo meter meter (-)måler, speedometer licznik conta-quilómetros vitezometru спидометр; таксометр tachometer, taxameter števec brzinomer hastighetsmätare, vägmätare นาฬิกาจับความเร็ว kilometre saati 里程表 спідометр گاڑی کا فاصلہ یا رفتار ماپنے والا آلہ đồng hồ công tơ mét 里程表
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 (på) mierzyć cronometrar a cronometra хронометрировать merať čas meriti čas (s štoparico) zabeležiti vreme ta tid på, klocka จับเวลา saat tutmak 用馬錶等計時 хронометрувати час وقت کو نوٹ کرنا bấm giờ 揿秒表记时
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 en sentido de las 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 방향 pagal laikrodžio rodyklę pulksteņa rādītāju kustības virzienā arah ikut jam met de wijzers van de 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 顺时针方向地
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 發條裝置 годинниковий механізм گھڑی سے مشابہ مشین bộ máy đồng hồ （类似）时钟机构（的装置）
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 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 上下班打卡 обліковувати; табелювати اکام پہ آنے یا جانے کا وقت نوٹ کرنا ghi thời gian của người đến làm việc và ra về 记上下班到离时间
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 (~의) 기록을 내다 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 達到…的總里程數 набрати جمع کرنا ghi được 登记里程
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 시계처럼 정확한 sklandžiai, kaip sviestu patepta precīzi lancar gesmeerd (gå) 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﹔精確地 такий, як часи; без запинки ہمواری سے ، بلا کسی خطا کے trôi chảy 有规律地
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 하루 24시간 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24小時 цілодобово پورا دن ، چوبیس گھنٹے cả ngày lẫn đêm 连续一昼夜
clock → ساعة حائط hodiny ur Uhr ρολόι reloj de pared kello horloge sat orologio 時計 시계 klok klokke zegar relógio часы klocka นาฬิกา saat đồng hồ 时钟
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