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Merriam-Webster definition: : to hit hard
Dictionary.com definition: Slang. to strike sharply or heavily
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Originally posted by KevinR View PostAnd for some unknown reason the term clocking has been used to describe knocking someone out cold, as in a boxing match.
Go figure.
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And for some unknown reason the term clocking has been used to describe knocking someone out cold, as in a boxing match.
Go figure.
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Originally posted by lonewolf View PostI associate "clocking" with timing.
As for cleaning clocks, my son once bragged that he would clean the clock of a sports opponent, which, after my son's defeat, I commented,
"That may be the first time that someone had to pay to provide said service."
Yeah, he didn't think it was all that funny either.
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Here's one, in an article about Dawn Harper Nelson coming out of retirement:
"She announced her retirement in September 2018, but decided while she was pregnant with her daughter, Harper, she wasn’t ready to hang up her cleats."
Cleats? We call them "spikes".
Cheers,
Alan Shank
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I hear "clock" used when you say, for instance talking about a race performance against a rival, " I'm going to clean your clock ! "
Sadly, I used this phrase talking to a friend of mine, and she kindly replied, " Steve, your clock-cleaning days are over. "
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I was not aware of that colloquial British usage. But in this context, does it make sense? Isn't every performance in competition seen by someone else--at least by the officials? Does anyone consider a performance in practice, with no observers, to be a PB?
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Originally posted by tandfman View PostHere's another in the clueless headline writer category:
Haryana’s Gurpreet and Himachal Pradesh’s Seema clocked personal best times to win the boys under-20 10000m and girls under-20 5000m crowns.
Headline: Long Jumper Sandra Babu clocks PB, qualifies for Worlds at National Junior Athletics Championships
Did you know that they clocked long jumps? Neither did I.
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Here's another in the clueless headline writer category:
Haryana’s Gurpreet and Himachal Pradesh’s Seema clocked personal best times to win the boys under-20 10000m and girls under-20 5000m crowns.
Headline: Long Jumper Sandra Babu clocks PB, qualifies for Worlds at National Junior Athletics Championships
Did you know that they clocked long jumps? Neither did I.
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Originally posted by dukehjsteve View PostWhenever I type a small a, I inevitably hit Caps Lock instead ( pinkie too far left ! ) , and then type a flurry of capitals that have to then be erased.
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Originally posted by Trickstat View PostKeeping the word 'Amateur' in the name would be rather daft considering it has been within the rules to earn money as an athlete since 1981. It's bizarre that it took about 20 years to reflect that.
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unless i slow down and watch my fingers, Duplantis invariably comes out as Duplanatis for some reason.
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