clocked

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of clock. Use this form for something that already happened.

   The coach clocked her at six seconds for the short sprint.

   Police clocked the car going well over the speed limit.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Controlled by a steady, repeating timing signal that sets how fast it runs.

   Like a marching band that only steps forward when the drum beats.

   The clocked circuit moves one step forward with every pulse of the signal.

   Engineers compared two clocked designs that ran at different speeds.

   Similarsynchronous

   Oppositeasynchronous

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3. 3
   adjectivecolloquialUK

   Used about a car whose mileage counter was changed to show fewer miles than it has really gone.

   Like winding a step counter back so it shows fewer steps than you really walked.

   Buyers should beware of clocked cars offered with suspiciously low mileage.

   He worried the secondhand motor was clocked after spotting worn pedals.

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4. 4
   adjective

   Sewn with small decorative patterns, especially up the side of a sock or stocking.

   Like socks with a pretty pattern stitched up the side.

   She wore clocked stockings to the dance, with patterns climbing each ankle.

   The shop sold clocked socks with pretty stitching along the sides.

   Similarembroidered

   Oppositeplain

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