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📚 noun • entry_id 444

clock

/klɒk/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cuentakilómetros
The odometer of a motor vehicle.
This car has over 300,000 miles on the clock.
reloj
An electrical signal that synchronizes timing among digital circuits of semiconductor chips or modules.
reloj
A time clock.
I can't go off to lunch yet: I'm still on the clock.
We let the guys use the shop's tools and equipment for their own projects as long as they're off the clock.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 445

clock

/klɒk/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cronometrar
To measure the duration of.
medir la velocidad de
To measure the speed of.
Dan Patch clocked a scorching 1:55.5 flat.
He was clocked at 155 miles per hour.
golpear
To hit (someone) heavily.
When the boxer let down his guard, his opponent clocked him.