The word "clocked" can be used to mean "noticed", as in: Bob: I'm gonna park here a minute. Did you see any traffic wardens about. Geoff: Actually, I clocked one down the road on my way up...

Google's second definition for "clock" is: informal hit (someone), especially on the head. "someone clocked him for no good reason" What is the origin of this usage of the term?

Jun 26, 2014 · 4 "Bob clocked Joe right in the nose." In this sentence, "clocked" indicates that Bob punched Joe directly in Joe's nose. How did 'clock' come to be used in such a way? Is it …

Jul 25, 2015 · What are some formal ways to tell the boss or colleagues in the office you are leaving for the day? I am new to this, I googled and found this link but I want some more …

Feb 26, 2016 · Recently most big companies use digital attendance systems to keep track of their employee attendance. Employees must clock in before starting working and clock out at the …

Mar 13, 2023 · I looked up the phrasal verbs clock in, clock out, punch in and punch out in various British advanced learner's dictionaries and they seem to imply that these verbs concern the …

Aug 2, 2016 · Robert Chapman & Barbara Kipfer, Dictionary of American Slang, third edition (1995) suggest entirely separate etymologies for the two terms. Here is the entry for "knock ...

Apr 18, 2016 · It means, using the metaphor of a factory environment where you "clock in" at the start of the work shift and "clock out" at the end, you are not currently "clocked in", and the …

Sep 26, 2014 · A clock-in? Is there a better word for this factual entry? "His clock-in was 08:15" Note that we're not looking for a description of what the user did, "He clocked in at 08:15" is …

Aug 8, 2022 · Though I've never come across that usage, and almost clocked it as ungrammatical, the HANSARD corpus (British Parliament) produces plenty of results across …