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CLOCK UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does clock up mean? 

CLOCK UP (verb)
  The verb CLOCK UP has 1 sense:

1. record a distance travelled; on planes and carsplay

  Familiarity information: CLOCK UP used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CLOCK UP (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Record a distance travelled; on planes and cars

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

clock up; log up

Hypernyms (to "clock up" is one way to...):

enter; put down; record (make a record of; set down in permanent form)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something


 Context examples 


Researchers suggest that you can reduce the risk of early death no matter how many hours you clock up a week or how fast you run.

(Reduce Risk of Early Death with Any Amount of Running, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)



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