pivot word (a form of punning in traditional Japanese poetry)

(more emphatic) Alternative form of かける (kakeru, “to pour onto, to shake onto, to splash, to drip”): to pour/shake/splash vigorously

掛け算: (arithmetic) multiplication

calling out to someone

(idiomatic) to curb, to halt, to put an end to

running / (figuratively) being hurried; hurrying

(equestrianism); to run

Alternative spelling of 読み掛ける

入掛: suspension (said of performances, matches, etc.)

掛け時計: wall clock, a clock mounted on a wall, pillar, or pole