a mechanical or electrical device for measuring time, indicating hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds by hands on a round dial or by displayed figures

the church clock struck four

a clock face

a downy spherical seed head, especially that of a dandelion

a person's face

I thought I recognized your clock

attain or register (a specified time, distance, or speed)

I clocked nearly nine hours of uninterrupted sleep

notice or watch

I noticed him clocking her in the mirror

her mother clocked that something was wrong

hit (someone), especially on the head

someone clocked him for no good reason

wind back the milometer of (a car) illegally in order to make the vehicle appear to have travelled fewer miles than it really has

beware of motorists who clock their car before selling it

they had sold clocked vehicles

an ornamental pattern woven or embroidered on the side of a stocking or sock near the ankle