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clock
noun
a
device
with
hands
,
digits
,
or
another
display
that
shows
the
current
time
•
The
antique
clock
on
the
mantel
chimed
at
noon
.
The
antique
clock
on
the
mantel
chimed
at
noon
.
•
He
glanced
at
the
wall
clock
and
realized
he
was
late
.
He
glanced
at
the
wall
clock
and
realized
he
was
late
.
From
Middle
English
‘
clokke
’,
borrowed
from
Middle
Dutch
‘
clocke
’
meaning
bell
,
later
referring
to
the
device
that
struck
a
bell
to
mark
the
hour
.
verb
-
clock
,
clocking
,
clocks
,
clocked
to
measure
or
record
the
time
or
speed
that
someone
or
something
achieves
•
The
runner
clocked
a
personal
best
of
two
hours
in
the
marathon
.
The
runner
clocked
a
personal
best
of
two
hours
in
the
marathon
.
•
Our
car
clocked
100
kilometers
per
hour
on
the
highway
.
Our
car
clocked
100
kilometers
per
hour
on
the
highway
.
Derived
from
the
noun
sense
;
first
used
in
the
early
20th
century
in
racing
to
mean
‘
measure
with
a
stopwatch
’.
verb
-
clock
,
clocking
,
clocks
,
clocked
to
hit
someone
hard
,
especially
in
the
face
,
usually
suddenly
•
The
boxer
suddenly
clocked
his
opponent
with
a
right
hook
.
The
boxer
suddenly
clocked
his
opponent
with
a
right
hook
.
•
After
being
insulted
,
Jenna
clocked
the
rude
stranger
in
the
jaw
.
After
being
insulted
,
Jenna
clocked
the
rude
stranger
in
the
jaw
.
20th-century
slang
,
possibly
from
the
idea
of
striking
as
hard
as
a
clock
’
s
hammer
hits
its
bell
.
