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  • 1clock — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate ▪ 12 hour, 24 hour ▪ digital, electric ▪ atomic ▪ …

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  • 2fast — fast1 W3S2 [fa:st US fæst] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(moving quickly)¦ 2¦(in a short time)¦ 3 fast asleep 4 be stuck/held fast 5 be getting/be going nowhere fast 6 not so fast 7 fast by something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(MOVING QUICKLY)¦ moving quickly …

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  • 3clock — I n. 1) to regulate, set; wind a clock 2) to advance a clock; or: to set, turn a clock ahead (by one hour) 3) to set, turn a clock back (by ten minutes) 4) an alarm; cuckoo; electric; grandfather; wall clock 5) a biological clock 6) a clock is… …

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  • 4fast — fast1 [ fæst ] adjective *** ▸ 1 quick ▸ 2 exciting ▸ 3 of a clock ▸ 4 of film ▸ 5 of colors ▸ 6 of a woman ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) able to move quickly: Simon loves fast cars. a chance for runners to show how fast they are a ) done quickly: It was a… …

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  • 5fast — [[t]fɑ͟ːst, fæ̱st[/t]] ♦♦ faster, fastest, fasts, fasting, fasted 1) ADJ GRADED Fast means happening, moving, or doing something at great speed. You also use fast in questions or statements about speed. ...fast cars with flashing lights and… …

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  • 6clock*/*/*/ — [klɒk] noun [C] I an object that shows the time. The similar object that you wear on your wrist is called a watch The only sound was the clock ticking.[/ex] I glanced at the kitchen clock.[/ex] • against the clock as fast as possible in order to… …

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  • 7fast — I UK [fɑːst] / US [fæst] adjective Word forms fast : adjective fast comparative faster superlative fastest *** 1) able to move quickly Simon loves fast cars. a chance for runners to show how fast they are a) done quickly It was quite a fast… …

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  • 8fast*/*/*/ — [fɑːst] adj I 1) moving, happening, or doing something quickly Simon loves fast cars.[/ex] The government has promised a fast response to the crisis.[/ex] We were expected to work at a fast pace.[/ex] 2) if a clock is fast, it shows a time that… …

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  • 9Clock drift — refers to several related phenomena where a clock does not run at the exact right speed compared to another clock. That is, after some time the clock drifts apart from the other clock. This phenomenon is also used for instance in computers to… …

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  • 10Clock (restaurant) — Clock logo Clock was a Swedish hamburger restaurant chain originally founded by an off shoot from the US based Carrols. The chain suffered from mismanagement and declared bankruptcy; as the government had acquired the forfeited company, it was… …

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