stopwatch

B2 Topic:General Vocabulary

Also spelled stop-watch

US /ˈstɑːpˌwɑːtʃ/ See IPA manual

Freq #27690

Meanings

1

noun
A watch that can be started and stopped to measure exactly how long something takes.

The coach used a stopwatch to time the runners.
2

verb
To measure how long something takes using a stopwatch.

She stopwatched each lap to track his progress.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a watch that can be started... stop watch

Word family

Forms stopwatches

Etymology

From stop + watch.

Topics

General Vocabulary

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