Meaning

4 senses
  1. (intransitive)To end work; to officially record a time when one terminates a period of work.

    If we clock out now we can be at the bar by happy hour.

  2. (transitive)To officially record a work-termination time for.

    I've got to beat the rush. Do me a favor and clock me out.

    I clocked myself out as soon as I could.

  3. (intransitive, transitive)To transmit individual bits of data under the control of a clock.

  4. (intransitive, slang)To die.

More definitions
  • register one's departure from work

Examples

23 sentences
  1. This clock is out of order.

    Цей годинник не працює.

    ruЭти часы не работают.

    deDiese Uhr geht nicht.

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  2. I'm going to clock out early today.

    deHeute werde ich früh ausstechen.

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  3. Tom knows that the clock is running out.

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  4. Tom knows the clock is running out.

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  5. Clean up your area before you clock out.

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Forms

clocks out, clocking out, clocked out, clocked out
Base formclock out · to clock out
3rd person singularclocks out
Present participleclocking out
Past simpleclocked out
Past participleclocked out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyclock out
he, she, itclocks out

Past simpleLesson

all personsclocked out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave clocked out
he, she, ithas clocked out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill clock out

Phrasal verbs

6 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

3 synonyms
end work:punch outclock offgo off the clock
Close in meaning

Antonyms

4 antonyms
to end work:clock inclock onpunch ingo on the clock

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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