clocks Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
   pin grass; filaria; alfileria; pin clover; redstem storksbill; Erodium cicutarium; alfilaria; filaree.
   
2. noun a timepiece that shows the time of day
   clock.
   
3. verb measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
   time; clock.
   
   • he clocked the runners

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