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clock

verb

  1. hit (on the head?)
  2. measure the speed of something
L22133 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. instrument that measures the passage of time
L4764 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /klɒk/ / /klɑk/ / [kl̥ɒχ]

name

  1. A surname.

noun

  1. A large beetle, especially the European dung beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius).

verb

Etymology: From Middle English clokken, from Old English cloccian, ultimately imitative; compare Dutch klokken, English cluck.

  1. To make the sound of a hen; to cluck.
  2. To hatch.