Clock and Nail

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

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

Nearby Words: clocking, clocked

Nail

Nail verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Usage example: the boxer nailed his opponent with a devastating left hook

Clock and nail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clock" instead a verb "Nail".

Nearby Words: nailed, nailer, nailing

How words are described

special special clock special nail
single single clock single nail
heavy heavy clock heavy nail
small small clock small nail
Other adjectives: actual, real, large, big, huge, wooden, main, new, broken, gigantic, last, literal, giant.

Common collocations

harry clock harry nail harry

Both words in one sentence

  • Acme Products In Secret of the Old Clock, you even get to go there, delivering telegrams to the Krolmeister nail factory.
    Source: Acme Products
  • Franchise / Back to the Future For Want of a Nail: Most of the series lends itself to Doc falling off his toilet while hanging a clock and banging his head on the sink.
  • Film / Miracle Mile For Want of a Nail: If his alarm clock had rung, Harry would have been out with Julie and wouldn't have gotten the phone call.
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