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rode the clock

rode the clock is the simple past 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 rode the clock

What is rode the clock the simple past of?
Rode the clock is the simple past of ride the clock.

Words near rode the clock in the dictionary

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

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