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EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionarypan> zap
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryExamples
Noun (1)
- //the clock reads 5:00 p.m.
Verb
- //He clocked 3 hours and 15 minutes in his last marathon.
- //His fastest pitch was clocked at 91 miles per hour.
- //The cop said she clocked me going 95 miles per hour.
- //I was so angry I wanted to clock him.
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1Verb
1883, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1aNoun (2)
1530, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English clok, from Middle Dutch clocke bell, clock, from Old French or Medieval Latin; Old French dialect (Picard) cloque bell, from Medieval Latin clocca, of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Irish clocc bellNoun (2)
perhaps from clock entry 1clock
verb
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner //sick of being insulted, he swung around and clocked his tormentor hard enough to knock him off his bar stoolExamplesNoun (1)
- //the clock reads 5:00 p.m.
Verb- //He clocked 3 hours and 15 minutes in his last marathon.
- //His fastest pitch was clocked at 91 miles per hour.
- //The cop said she clocked me going 95 miles per hour.
- //I was so angry I wanted to clock him.
First Known UseNoun (1)14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1Verb1883, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1aNoun (2)1530, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and EtymologyNoun (1)Middle English clok, from Middle Dutch clocke bell, clock, from Old French or Medieval Latin; Old French dialect (Picard) cloque bell, from Medieval Latin clocca, of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Irish clocc bellNoun (2)perhaps from clock entry 1