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clocked

clocked is the simple past and past participle of clock.

Adjective

clocked (comparative more clocked, superlative most clocked)

  1. Embroidered with clocks (i.e. figured decorations, not timepieces).
    • But it will be impossible, if you keep your laced clothes covered, that anybody should know you in that dress to be the same gentleman—except they find you out by your clocked stockings.1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter CCXXXII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn...
  2. Electronically running at a particular rate; governed by a repetitive time signal.
  3. (UK, colloquial) Of a motor vehicle: having had its odometer turned back so as to display a lower mileage.

Meaning of clock

Verb

clock (third-person singular simple present clocks, present participle clocking, simple past and past participle clocked)

  1. (transitive) To measure the duration of.
    Synonyms:
    time
  2. (transitive) To measure the speed of.
    • He was clocked at 155 miles per hour.
  3. (slang, transitive) To hit (someone) heavily.
    • When the boxer let down his guard, his opponent clocked him.
    Synonyms:
    slug, smack, thump, whack
  4. (informal, transitive) To notice; to take notice of (someone or something).
    • Clock the wheels on that car!
  5. (informal, transitive) To recognize; to assess, register.
    • I'd already clocked her as someone who couldn't reliably be believed when she spoke. And now this too!
  6. (informal, transitive) To identify (someone) as having some attribute (for example, being trans or gay).
    • Once my transition was complete I considered moving to London, where I felt there was less chance of being clocked and a larger support network.
    Synonyms:
    read

See all 25 meanings of clock

Forms of clocked

comparativemore clocked
superlativemost clocked

Words formed from clocked

Phrases with clocked

Questions about clocked

What does clocked mean?
Clocked means embroidered with clocks (i.e. figured decorations, not timepieces).
What is clocked the simple past and past participle of?
Clocked is the simple past and past participle of clock.
What part of speech is clocked?
Clocked is an adjective.

Words near clocked in the dictionary

  1. clockbird
  2. clockbirds
  3. clockcase
  4. clockcases
  5. clocke
  6. clocked
  7. clocked down
  8. clocked in
  9. clocked off
  10. clocked on
  11. clocked onto

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