"clock up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: clocks up [present, singular, third-person], clocking up [participle, present], clocked up [participle, past], clocked up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} clock up (third-person singular simple present clocks up, present participle clocking up, simple past and past participle clocked up)
  1. (transitive, figuratively) To accumulate (an amount of time or experience). Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-clock_up-en-verb-LFDAeHlc
  2. (transitive, figuratively, British) To cover (a distance) over time. Tags: British, figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-clock_up-en-verb-KeUPl9Au Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 14 86

Inflected forms

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