Also spelled stop-watch
noun
verb
Freq #27690
Meanings
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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.
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2
verb
To measure how long something takes using a stopwatch.
She stopwatched each lap to track his progress.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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noun
· a watch that can be started...
stop watch
Word family
Forms
stopwatches
Etymology
From stop + watch.