watch : Idioms & Phrases

• a clock or watch which can be so set as to ring or strike loudly at a prearranged hour, to wake from sleep, or excite attention.

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• noun a watch that represents time by the position of hands on a dial
  

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• (Naut.), a detail of one or more men who keep watch on deck when a vessel is at anchor.

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• the stroke or sound made by the action of the escapement. A clock is in beat or out of beat, according as the strokes is at equal or unequal intervals.

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• noun paying excessive attention to the clock (in anticipation of stopping work)
  

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• noun a watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watch
  continuous receiver watch.
  

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• noun workers who work during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
  day shift.
  

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• noun a watch with a digital display
  

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• one with a duplex escapement.

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• a timepiece made to exhibit the differences between mean solar and apparent solar time. Knight.

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• noun (during World War II in Britain) watching for fires started by bombs that dropped from the sky
  

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• (Naut.), the watch from eight to twelve at midnight; also, the men on duty during that time.

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• noun a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.)
  graveyard watch; midwatch; middle watch.
  

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• a watch set when a vessel is in port; an anchor watch.

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• noun a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal
  hunter.
  

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• . See Hunter, 6.

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• a stop watch having a second hand driven by a separate set of wheels, springs, etc., for timing to a fraction of a second.

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• a watch having a vibrating lever to connect the action of the escape wheel with that of the balance.

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• noun a watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watch
  continuous receiver watch.
  

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• noun a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.)
  graveyard watch; midwatch; middle watch.
  

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• the period from midnight to four A. M.; also, the men on watch during that time. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

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• (Naut.), the watch between four A. M. and eight A. M..

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• noun a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.)
  graveyard watch; midwatch; middle watch.
  

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• . (a) A period in the night, as distinguished by the change of watch. (b) A watch, or guard, to aford protection in the night .

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• (Naut.), the officer temporarily in charge on the deck of a vessel, esp. a war vessel.

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• noun (18th century) a watch with a balance wheel having a fake pendulum attached to it
  

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• noun a watch that is carried in a small watch pocket
  

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• (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.

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• . See Repeater (a)

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• verb watch over so as to protect
  stand guard; keep guard; stand sentinel.
  
  • We must stand sentinel to protect ourselves
  • The jewels over which they kept guard were stolen

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• noun a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race)
  stopwatch.
  

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• a watch the hands of which can be stopped in order to tell exactly the time that has passed, as in timing a race. See Independent seconds watch, under Independent, a.

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• to be looking steadily for some event.

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• to adjust its rate of running so that it will keep approximately standard time.

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• (Naut.), to place the starboard or port watch on duty.

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• to be cautiously observant of; to inspect, superintend, and guard.

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• (Law), the charge or care of certain officers to keep a watch by night and a guard by day in towns, cities, and other districts, for the preservation of the public peace. Wharton. Burrill.

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• (Naut.), the regular alternation in being on watch and off watch of the two watches into which a ship's crew is commonly divided.

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• the brass box in a watch, containing the mainspring.

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• (Naut.), a bell struck when the half-hour glass is run out, or at the end of each half hour. Craig.

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• (Naut.), a list of the officers and crew of a ship as divided into watches, with their stations. Totten.

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• noun a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
  watchstrap; bracelet; watchband; wristband.
  

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• noun a knitted dark blue wool cap worn by seamen in cold or stormy weather
  

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• noun the metal case in which the works of a watch are housed
  

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• the case, or outside covering, of a watch; also, a case for holding a watch, or in which it is kept.

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• noun short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest
  watch chain; fob.
  

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• . Same as watch guard, below.

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• a watchman's clock; see under Watchman.

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• noun a protective cover that protects the face of a watch
  crystal; watch crystal.
  

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• noun a fire lighted at night as a signal
  

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• a fire lighted at night, as a signal, or for the use of a watch or guard.

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• noun laboratory glassware; a shallow glass dish used as an evaporating surface or to cover a beaker
  
• noun a protective cover that protects the face of a watch
  crystal; watch crystal.
  

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• . (a) A concavo-convex glass for covering the face, or dial, of a watch; also called watch crystal. (b) (Naut.) A half-hour glass used to measure the time of a watch on deck. (c) (Chem.) A round concavo-convex glass of shallow depth used for certain manipulations of chemicals in a laboratory.

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• noun short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest
  watch chain; fob.
  

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• a chain or cord by which a watch is attached to the person.

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• (Naut.), a gun sometimes fired on shipboard at 8 p. m., when the night watch begins.

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• noun winder consisting of a key with a square hole; used for winding some watches
  

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• a low-burning lamp used by watchers at night; formerly, a candle having a rush wick.

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• noun a devotional service (especially on New Year's Eve)
  

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• The last night of the year; so called by the Methodists, Moravians, and others, who observe it by holding religious meetings lasting until after midnight.

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• verb be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
  look out; watch.
  
  • Watch out for pickpockets!

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• verb follow with the eyes or the mind
  follow; observe; watch; keep an eye on.
  
  • Keep an eye on the baby, please!
  • The world is watching Sarajevo
  • She followed the men with the binoculars

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• an old-fashioned ornament for the inside of a watch case, made of paper cut in some fanciful design, as a vase with flowers, etc.

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• noun a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch
  fob.
  

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• (Naut.), a small, handy purchase, consisting of a tailed double block, and a single block with a hook.

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• noun a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist
  wristwatch.
  

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