Definition for Clock (-s)

clock (-s), n. [OE < Central Fr. cloche, bell.] (webplay: bell, call, figure, great, hours, movement, pendulum, seconds, striking, stroke, time, work).

  1. Heartbeat.
  2. Time instrument; timepiece set by winding; [fig.] life; heart supporting a life.
  3. Rigor; regularity; reliable feature; dependable characteristic; [fig.] reality; truth; veracity; validity.
  4. Bell; chime rung for the measurement of time; passage of hours and minutes as indicated by audio tones or visual instruments.
  5. Sundial; [fig.] season; passage of time.

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