(UK, historical) A large clock, once hung in inns, erroneously thought to derive from a tax on clocks.

(idiomatic, sports) To waste time at the end of a match such that it is terminated by running out of time, or during a match so a time penalty is made less severe.

simple past tense and past participle of turn back the clock

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of turn back the clock

present participle of turn back the clock

(figuratively, idiomatic) To return to a previous state.

(idiomatic, intransitive) To run down the clock.

a clock that only needs to be wound once every week.

plural of Jack o' the clock

A kind of headache that wakes the sufferer from sleep at the same time each night.