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rides the clock

rides the clock is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ride the clock.

Meaning of ride the clock

Verb

ride the clock (third-person singular simple present rides the clock, present participle riding the clock, simple past rode the clock, past participle ridden the clock)

  1. To leave one's workplace covertly without clocking out, thus continuing to be paid.
    • Complainant and his wife both complained to Mr. Cooper about employees "riding the clock," that is being clocked in, but not being at work.1984, Decisions - Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

Questions about rides the clock

What is rides the clock the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rides the clock is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ride the clock.

Words near rides the clock in the dictionary

  1. rides St. George
  2. rides tall in the saddle
  3. rides the bench
  4. rides the boards
  5. rides the brakes
  6. rides the clock
  7. rides the clutch
  8. rides the coattails
  9. rides the cock carousel
  10. rides the cotton bicycle
  11. rides the cotton horse

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