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- US Pronunciation
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- [kil stressed th ee klok]
- /kɪl stressed ði klɒk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kil stressed th ee klok]
- /kɪl stressed ði klɒk/
Definitions of kill the clock words
- noun kill the clock an instrument for measuring and recording time, especially by mechanical means, usually with hands or changing numbers to indicate the hour and minute: not designed to be worn or carried about. 1
- noun kill the clock time clock. 1
- noun kill the clock a meter or other device, as a speedometer or taximeter, for measuring and recording speed, distance covered, or other quantitative functioning. 1
- noun kill the clock biological clock. 1
- noun kill the clock (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Horologium. 1
- noun kill the clock Computers. the circuit in a digital computer that provides a common reference train of electronic pulses for all other circuits. 1
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Origin of kill the clock
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English clok(ke) < Middle Dutch clocke bell, clock; akin to Old English clucge, Old High German glocka (German Glocke), Old Irish clocc bell; cf. cloak
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Parts of speech for Kill the clock
noun
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
kill the clock popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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