Definitions

1. noun

a device that measures and indicates time, typically with two hands to show hours and minutes and sometimes seconds

“I need to set the alarm clock for 6 am.”

2. noun

a person or device that operates a clock

“The clock keeper made sure the clock was accurate.”

3. verb

to set or regulate the time of something, especially a machine

“Can you clock the engine to make it run faster?”

4. verb

to measure the time taken to complete a task or achieve a target

“The athlete was clocked at 10 seconds for the 100-meter dash.”

5. verb

to kill or defeat an opponent in a contest, especially a boxing match

“The boxer was clocked in the first round.”

6. noun

a unit of time, typically 60 minutes, used to measure the time taken to complete a task or achieve a target

“The athlete completed the task in 30 clocks.”