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puts the clock back

puts the clock back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put the clock back.

Meaning of put the clock back

Verb

put the clock back (third-person singular simple present puts the clock back, present participle putting the clock back, simple past and past participle put the clock back)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To change the time in a time zone to an earlier time, e.g. for the end of daylight saving time.
    • Don't forget that this Sunday we put the clocks back an hour.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To put something back to the state it was in a previous era.
    • He wants to turn the clock back to the 1950s.

Questions about puts the clock back

What is puts the clock back the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts the clock back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put the clock back.

Words near puts the clock back in the dictionary

  1. puts the cabosh on
  2. puts the cart before the horse
  3. puts the case
  4. puts the cat among the pigeons
  5. puts the change on someone
  6. puts the clock back
  7. puts the clock forward
  8. puts the clocks back
  9. puts the cork back in the bottle
  10. puts the dead wood on
  11. puts the fear of God into

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