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STOP WATCH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stop watch mean?
• STOP WATCH (noun)
The noun STOP WATCH has 1 sense:
1. a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race)
Familiarity information: STOP WATCH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
stop watch; stopwatch
Hypernyms ("stop watch" is a kind of...):
timer (a timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end)
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