Also spelled stop-watch

US /ˈstɑːpˌwɑːtʃ/
noun verb Freq #27690

Meanings

  1. 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. 2
    verb

    To measure how long something takes using a stopwatch.

    She stopwatched each lap to track his progress.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a watch that can be started... stop watch
Word family
Forms stopwatches

Etymology

From stop + watch.

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