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milks the clock

milks the clock is the third-person singular simple present indicative of milk the clock.

Meaning of milk the clock

Verb

milk the clock (third-person singular simple present milks the clock, present participle milking the clock, simple past and past participle milked the clock)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) To use as much time as one can in order to gain a benefit.
  2. (colloquial, idiomatic) To squander time while on a shift's punch clock in order to earn more money.

Questions about milks the clock

What is milks the clock the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Milks the clock is the third-person singular simple present indicative of milk the clock.

Words near milks the clock in the dictionary

  1. milkpeople
  2. milkperson
  3. milkpersons
  4. milkpox
  5. milks
  6. milks the clock
  7. milkshake
  8. milkshake duck
  9. milkshake ducked
  10. milkshake ducking
  11. milkshake ducks

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