Watch vs. Clock
Difference Between Watch and Clock
Watchnoun
A portable or wearable timepiece.
More people today carry a watch on their wrists than in their pockets.Clocknoun
An instrument used to measure or keep track of time; a non-portable timepiece.
Watchnoun
The act of guarding and observing someone or something.
Clocknoun
(British) The odometer of a motor vehicle.
This car has over 300,000 miles on the clock.Watchnoun
A particular time period when guarding is kept.
The second watch of the night began at midnight.Clocknoun
(electronics) An electrical signal that synchronizes timing among digital circuits of semiconductor chips or modules.
Watchnoun
A person or group of people who guard.
The watch stopped the travelers at the city gates.Clocknoun
The seed head of a dandelion.
Watchnoun
The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.
Clocknoun
A time clock.
I can't go off to lunch yet: I'm still on the clock.We let the guys use the shop's tools and equipment for their own projects as long as they're off the clock.Watchnoun
(nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.
Clocknoun
A CPU clock cycle, or T-state.
Watchnoun
(nautical) A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).
Clocknoun
A pattern near the heel of a sock or stocking.
Watchnoun
The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.
Clockverb
(transitive) To measure the duration of.
Watchverb
(transitive) To look at, see, or view for a period of time.
Watching the clock will not make time go faster.I'm tired of watching TV.Clockverb
(transitive) To measure the speed of.
He was clocked at 155 miles per hour.Watchverb
(transitive) To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.
Watch this!Put a little baking soda in some vinegar and watch what happens.Clockverb
To hit (someone) heavily.
When the boxer let down his guard, his opponent clocked him.Watchverb
(transitive) To mind, attend, or guard.
Please watch my suitcase for a minute.He has to watch the kids that afternoon.Clockverb
(slang) To take notice of; to realise; to recognize someone or something
Clock the wheels on that car!He finally clocked that there were no more cornflakes.A trans person may be able to easily clock other trans people.Watchverb
(transitive) To be wary or cautious of.
You should watch that guy. He has a reputation for lying.Clockverb
To falsify the reading of the odometer of a vehicle.
I don't believe that car has done only 40,000 miles. It's been clocked.Watchverb
(transitive) To attend to dangers to or regarding.
watch your head;watch your stepWatch yourself when you talk to him.Watch what you say.Clockverb
To beat a video game.
Have you clocked that game yet?Watchverb
(intransitive) To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil.
Clockverb
(transitive) To ornament (e.g. the side of a stocking) with figured work.
Watchverb
(intransitive) To be vigilant or on one's guard.
For some must watch, while some must sleep: So runs the world away.Clockverb
To make the sound of a hen; to cluck.
Watchverb
(intransitive) To act as a lookout.
Clockverb
To hatch.
Watchverb
To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place.
Clocknoun
a timepiece that shows the time of day
Watchverb
To be awake.
Clockverb
measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time;
he clocked the runnersWatchnoun
a small portable timepiece
Watchnoun
a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
Watchnoun
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
Watchnoun
the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
Watchnoun
a person employed to watch for something to happen
Watchnoun
a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
Watchverb
look attentively;
watch a basketball gameWatchverb
follow with the eyes or the mind;
Keep an eye on the baby, please!The world is watching SarajevoShe followed the men with the binocularsWatchverb
see or watch;
view a show on televisionThis program will be seen all over the worldview an exhibitionCatch a show on Broadwaysee a movieWatchverb
observe with attention;
They watched as the murderer was executedWatchverb
be vigilant, be on the lookout, be on one's guard, be careful;
Watch out for pickpockets!Watchverb
observe or determine by looking;
Watch how the dog chases the cats awayWatchverb
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort;
I want to see whether she speaks FrenchSee whether it worksfind out if he speaks RussianCheck whether the train leaves on time
