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clocking off

clocking off is the present participle and gerund of clock off.

Meaning of clock off

Verb

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

  1. (informal, intransitive) to leave work, especially by recording the leaving time on a machine
    • Most of the staff have already clocked off for the night, you should do the same.
    Synonyms:
    clock out, punch out

Questions about clocking off

What is clocking off the present participle and gerund of?
Clocking off is the present participle and gerund of clock off.

Words near clocking off in the dictionary

  1. clockiest
  2. clockiness
  3. clocking
  4. clocking down
  5. clocking in
  6. clocking off
  7. clocking on
  8. clocking onto
  9. clocking out
  10. clocking the tea
  11. clocking up

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