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clock move

clock move noun: a variant rule in chess in which a move is not considered final until the player touches the clock, as opposed to the standard touch move rule.

Noun

clock move (uncountable)

  1. A variant rule in chess in which a move is not considered final until the player touches the clock, as opposed to the standard touch move rule.

Questions about clock move

What does clock move mean?
Clock move means a variant rule in chess in which a move is not considered final until the player touches the clock, as opposed to the standard touch move rule.
What part of speech is clock move?
Clock move is a noun.

Words near clock move in the dictionary

  1. clock is ticking
  2. clock it
  3. clock jack
  4. clock jacks
  5. clock key
  6. clock move
  7. clock of the mountains
  8. clock off
  9. clock on
  10. clock onto
  11. clock out

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