Clock and Hit

Clock

Clock verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Usage example: sick of being insulted, he swung around and clocked his tormentor hard enough to knock him off his bar stool
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Synonyms for Clock

Hit and clock are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hit" instead a verb "Clock".

Nearby Words: clocking, clocked

Hit

Hit verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Usage example: a good carpenter hits a nail just two or three times to drive it in

Clock and hit are semantically related. (British) Sometimes you can use "Clock" instead a verb "Hit".

Nearby Word: hitting

How words are described

good good clock good hit
physical physical clock physical hit
normal normal clock normal hit
perfect perfect clock perfect hit
Other adjectives: single, heavy, small, actual, real, big, huge, famous, new, last, worldwide.

Common collocations

fan clock fan hit fan

Both words in one sentence

  • Four Is Death The Girl Who Leapt Through Time: Makoto alternately, Kousuke and Kaho is fatally hit by a train just as the town clock strikes 4:00.
    Source: Four Is Death
  • Race Against the Clock A rare music example - Madonna's hit "4 Minutes", and its accompanying video, both center around having "4 minutes to save the world"— with the video even having a countdown clock as a backdrop.
  • The climax of Home Alone, from the clock striking to Harry getting hit with the shovel, lasts under fourteen minutes.
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