"fix someone's clock" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: fixes someone's clock [present, singular, third-person], fixing someone's clock [participle, present], fixed someone's clock [participle, past], fixed someone's clock [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} fix someone's clock (third-person singular simple present fixes someone's clock, present participle fixing someone's clock, simple past and past participle fixed someone's clock)
  1. Synonym of clean someone's clock Synonyms: clean someone's clock [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-fix_someone's_clock-en-verb-uwNCNuJ3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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