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/klɑk/ 
| singular | clock |
| plural | clocks |
- an object that shows the time. The object like a clock that you wear on your wrist is called a watch. Clocks either have a background called a face with hands that point to the hours and minutes, or they are digital clocks that show the time as a set of numbers. You say a clock is slow when it shows a time that is earlier than the correct time. You say it is fast when it shows a time that is later than the correct time
The only sound was the clock ticking.
the kitchen/church/bedside clock:I glanced at the kitchen clock.
the clock strikes one/five/eleven (o’clock):The church clock struck 10 o’clock.
set/adjust a clock (=change it to show the correct time):We need to set all the clocks back one hour.
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against the clock
around the clock
the clock is ticking
on the clock
run the clock down
or run out the clock
or kill the clock
turn/set/put the clock back
turn/set/put the clock forward
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