clock out

To record the time you leave work, usually with a machine or computer.

• I clock out at five.
• We clocked out early on Friday.
• Have you clocked out yet?

How to use it: clock out at a time (We clock out at six.); clock out of somewhere (She clocked out of the factory at midnight.)

Similar words: punch out, clock off

Opposites: clock in

Common phrases: clock out early, clock out late, clock out at five

To record the time another person finishes work.

• Please clock me out.
• The manager clocked the injured worker out at noon.
• Did you clock her out before she left?

How to use it: clock someone out (The supervisor clocked me out when the machine failed.)

Similar words: punch someone out

Common phrases: clock someone out, clock out someone

To send data one small unit at a time, using a regular electronic timing signal.

• The chip clocks out eight bits.
• Data is clocked out on each rising edge.
• How quickly can this circuit clock out the stored values?

How to use it: clock something out (The circuit clocks the data out one bit at a time.)

Similar words: shift out

Common phrases: clock out data, clock out bits

To die; a casual way of talking about death.

• He clocked out at ninety.
• The old sailor clocked out peacefully in his sleep.
• She joked that she would keep dancing until she clocked out.

Similar words: die, pass away

Common phrases: clock out peacefully, clock out young