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    [Adjective]  | "around-the-clock" | \ ə-ˈrau̇nd-ṯẖə-ˈkläk \


    1: being in effect, continuing, or lasting 24 hours a day : constant


    Origin: 1915 ;

    [Noun]  | "clock" | \ ˈkläk \


    1: a device other than a watch for indicating or measuring time commonly by means of hands moving on a dial; broadly : any periodic system by which time is measured

    2: a registering device usually with a dial; specifically : odometer

    3: time clock


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English clok, from Middle Dutch clocke bell, clock, from Old French or Medieval Latin; Old French dialect (Picard) cloque bell, from Medieval Latin clocca, of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Irish clocc bell;

    [Noun]  | "clock" 


    1: an ornamental figure on the ankle or side of a stocking or sock


    Origin: 1530 ;

     Perhaps from {see: |clock:1|clock:1};

    [Adjective]  | "around-the-clock" 


    [Noun]  | "clock" 


    1: a device to measure time;


      * e.g., " ... the clock reads 5:00 p.m. "



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     [ "around the clock" ]

    1: at all times. Existing or occurring without interruption or end.

      * e.g.,  ... Employee: I need a break. Boss: No no no break now at all we have tons of work still! Employee: Come on, I have been working around the clock! I deserve a break! 

     [ "Rock Around the Clock" ]

    1: A business that stays open for 24 hours.

      * e.g.,  ... I need some smokes. Does 7/11 rock around the clock? 

     [ "I already work around the clock!" ]

    1: An exclamatory statement made in anger when an already overworked person is asked to work even more.

      * e.g.,  ... Terrible actor from crappy trilogy about mummies: "We can do this if we push ourselves, if we work around the clock..." Over the hill actor from good trilogy about archeologists, but subsequently ruined by an over the hill director and aliens?!?: "I ALREADY WORK AROUND THE CLOCK!!!" 

     [ "Imma say around mmm 2 clock" ]

    1: Phrase, Something Colin says when he really has no idea what to say. Usually has nothing to do with time.

      * e.g.,  ... Paul: hey do you know why there is butter all over my tv? 

     [ "imma say around mmm 2 clock" ]

    1: Phrase used by Colin when he doesn’t know what else to say. Usually has nothing to do with time.

      * e.g.,  ... Paul: do you know why there is butter all over my printer 

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