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Time display on TV
A clock ident is a form of television ident in which a clock is displayed, reading the current time, and usually alongside the logo of that particular
Clock_ident
Package of television signifiers created by Lambie-Nairn
of the idents were created. The clock idents had been changed through years and were mainly used for closedowns and news. The first clock ident was used
BBC_Two_1991–2001_idents
Instrument for measuring, keeping or indicating time
Clockarium The clock as herald of the Industrial Revolution (Lewis Mumford) Clock drift Clock ident Clock network Clock of the Long Now Colgate Clock (Indiana)
Clock
starting on it in 1983, following the success of the electronic BBC2 ident and the clocks. The COW globe went down well with the public, and changed the perception
History of BBC television idents
History_of_BBC_television_idents
Practice of radio and television stations and networks
Station identification (ident, network ID, channel ID or bumper) is the practice of radio and television stations and networks identifying themselves
Station_identification
Channel identities used on BBC One
no clock ident was used, a trend repeated across nearly all other channels in the UK, however the "Generic", "Helicopter", "Capes" and "Kites" idents may
BBC_One_"Circle"_idents
Television ident for BBC One (1991–1997)
was followed at 8 am by the new clock that accompanied the look, introducing a news bulletin. The first time the ident itself aired was at 9 am, when it
BBC_One_"Virtual_Globe"_ident
BBC symbol
background, blue counters and gold hands to match the ident. The updated BBC1 legend also featured below the clock. The nations of Scotland, Wales and Northern
Computer_Originated_World
Set of idents used on BBC One (2002–2006)
The BBC One "Rhythm & Movement" idents were a set of on-screen channel identities designed by Lambie-Nairn and used on BBC One from 29 March 2002 to 7
BBC One "Rhythm & Movement" idents
BBC_One_"Rhythm_&_Movement"_idents
Beginning and ending of operations for broadcast station
the television channel, AM or FM frequency, call sign, branding, and a clock ident. Generally a station jingle or slogan will be played, accompanied on
Sign-on_and_sign-off
State television broadcaster of the Soviet Union
with music, clock ident, then the national anthem accompanied by a panoramic view of Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union and station ident.[citation
Soviet_Central_Television
System for filming idents on BBC TV
the operator to control it with ease, and allowed the idents to be of no fixed length as the clock symbols could continue for many minutes at a time. A
Noddy_(camera)
Station identification used on BBC2
The BBC Two "Two" ident was the station identification used on BBC2 between 30 March 1986 and 16 February 1991. It was the last non-corporate look for
BBC_Two_"Two"_ident
the Islands." They used the idents but with a completely different soundtrack and were the only region to use the clock ident. HTV was owned by UNM, so
History of ITV television idents
History_of_ITV_television_idents
Ident used by BBC2 between 1979 and 1986
The Computer Generated 2 was an ident used by BBC2 between 16 June 1979 and 30 March 1986. It was the first computer generated television station identification
BBC Two "Computer Generated 2" ident
BBC_Two_"Computer_Generated_2"_ident
Series of six pips broadcast by the BBC
Television formerly used three short pips played at :57 to :59 of the clock ident and a longer three-second pip from :00 to :03 just before the start of
Greenwich_Time_Signal
Set of idents used on BBC Two (2001–2007)
The BBC Two Personality idents were a set of idents used on BBC Two from 19 November 2001 until 18 February 2007. The idents were produced by the Lambie-Nairn
BBC_Two_"Personality"_idents
the night, made over the clock and finally a rendition of the National Anthem (God Save the Queen), played out over the ident (before the 1960s, played
Television closedown routines in the United Kingdom
Television_closedown_routines_in_the_United_Kingdom
Set of idents used on BBC One
number of different idents from the time of the station launch on 2 November 1936 until the station took on the Mirror Globe Idents on 15 November 1969
BBC_One_pre-1969_idents
Set of idents used on BBC One (1997–2002)
The BBC One Balloon idents were a series of idents (station identifications) used on the British TV channel BBC One from 4 October 1997 to 28 March 2002
BBC_One_"Balloon"_idents
Font commonly used for highway signs
on the FHWA series D). In Russia, Channel One used this font for its clock ident from 1996 to 2000.[citation needed] Variants of the font are used in
Highway_Gothic
New Year's Eve music show presented by Jools Holland
inception until 1996/97, it began at midnight, preceded by a BBC Two alarm clock ident, and going straight into Auld Lang Syne played by the Pipes and Drums
Jools'_Annual_Hootenanny
Television station identification used by BBC Two (1964–1967)
The launch ident was a television station identification used by BBC Two between their launch night in 1964 and the introduction of colour in 1967. BBC
BBC_Two_launch_ident
Television station logo used as a watermark
watermark Score bug, an on-screen graphic specifically for sport broadcasts Clock ident Wikimedia Commons has media related to Digital on-screen graphics. Program
Digital_on-screen_graphic
Set of idents used by BBC Two (2007–2014)
The Window on the World idents were a set of idents used by BBC Two from 18 February 2007 until 13 November 2014. They were created by AMV BBDO and produced
BBC Two "Window on the World" idents
BBC_Two_"Window_on_the_World"_idents
Announcements, messages and graphics between broadcast programmes
a similarly functioning idea used in talk radio in the United States Clock ident Copywriting Flow (television) Voice-tracking "Saison 2025-2026" (PDF)
Continuity_(broadcasting)
Ident used by BBC Two (1967–1974)
ident at the time. Two clocks accompanied the look: the first lasted as long as the original ident and the second accompanied the mechanical idents.
BBC_Two_"Cube"_ident
State-owned Turkmen television channel
stories from the previous night in its morning editions. The Altyn Asyr's clock ident is the same as all other news channels excluding the Türkmen Owazy and
Altyn_Asyr_(TV_channel)
History of idents used on CBBC
screen. On 21 September 1987, the BBC Micro ident was replaced by one created using Cel animation. In this ident, each of the letters of the word 'Children's'
CBBC_idents
2004 British TV series or programme
The newscast's clock ident.
ITV_News_at_10.30
Package of television identifiers created by Martin Parr
The BBC One "Oneness" idents were a set of on-screen channel identities used on BBC One from December 2016 until April 2022; soft launched with the channel's
BBC_One_"Oneness"_idents
Ident used by BBC Two (1974–1979)
The Striped 2 was an ident used by BBC2 between 28 December 1974 and June 1979. The ident featured a numeral 2 made out of horizontal lines. In 1974, the
BBC_Two_"Striped"_ident
of the screen, but they were used only during commercial breaks and clock idents.[definition needed] Later China Central Television (CCTV) introduced
Digital on-screen graphics by country
Digital_on-screen_graphics_by_country
Graphic identity of the public broadcaster information service
the countdown clock featuring the seconds and marking frame (PAL timecode). In 2006, the graphics were updated to a glossier news ident package, and the
BBC_News_presentation
ITV weekday service for London
which began after Carlton's second ident, with the sea cadets of the Royal Navy, saying the slogan, was shown. Idents from January to December 1993 had
Carlton_Television
British educational television programming block
special version of the striped 2 ident was created, featuring an orange background instead of the usual black. Clocks were not used alongside the look
BBC_Schools
Former ITV service for London and the Midlands
Retrieved 8 October 2011. Contains authentic videos of these idents. "ATV Idents and Clocks". TV Room. Retrieved 8 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint:
Associated_Television
special version of the striped 2 ident is created, featuring an orange background instead of the usual black. Clocks were not used alongside the look
Timeline of schools broadcasts in the UK
Timeline_of_schools_broadcasts_in_the_UK
ITV franchise holder for the South and South East of England (1982–92)
version of the ident was used. Accompanying this ident was a clock on a black background, with the six TVS colours on either side, and an ident sequence following
Television_South
ITV service for the Channel Islands
"Channel TV Idents". TVARK. Retrieved 6 November 2020. Contains videos of all Channels Idents. The Ident Gallery - Channel Television Current Idents (2011)
ITV_Channel_Television
Former ITV weekday service for London
consisted of a simple animated ident, featuring the station name, and a spinning star called the Adastral. This first ident was accompanied by a five note
Rediffusion_London
Logo used by the British Broadcasting Corporation
larger. This logo was used on BBC merchandise, as well as the BBC1 idents and the BBC2 clock. More now than ever, merchandise was being branded with the logo
Logo_of_the_BBC
Mascot of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
on the Colortone Musicals shorts The Spectacle Maker and My Grandfather Clock (both 1934), Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934), and several early
Leo_the_Lion_(MGM)
American integrated circuit company
his companies the next month. In 2012, Microchip acquired German-based Ident Technology AG, California based Roving Networks, and Standard Microsystems
Microchip_Technology
Welsh independent television contractor (1962–1964)
ident, following TWW's takeover. "Idents, Clocks and Testcards". Harlech House of Graphics. Retrieved 21 August 2011. Contains images of WWN idents.
Wales West and North Television
Wales_West_and_North_Television
Section of a source code file that is treated as if it were a separate file
These strings begin with q"IDENT followed immediately by a newline (for an arbitrary identifier IDENT), and end with IDENT" at the start of a line. int
Here_document
Television studio and ITV franchisee in Scotland, United Kingdom
while the main ident was largely replaced in January 1988 in favour of a new set of seasonal and themed idents, but the 1985 clock was kept in use.
Scottish_Television
27 September – BBC Two receives a new set of idents. The Curve idents replace the '2' logo in various ident sets since 1991. 28 October – BBC Two airs a
Timeline_of_BBC_Two
Test card used by BBC television for decades
Retrieved 5 November 2024. "Non-UK Television Test Cards, Tuning Signals, Clocks and Idents". 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. "Rétrospective :
Test_Card_F
Chips" ended with credits for all three episodes plus the original BBC Video ident; however, a re-release of series 1 & 2 in 2011 put all three episodes with
List of Last of the Summer Wine episodes
List_of_Last_of_the_Summer_Wine_episodes
ITV television franchise for North East England
station name and ITV logo. However, this ident was supplemented by an ident to introduce local programming. This ident introduced on 4 September 2000 featured
ITV_Tyne_Tees
2026 film festival
Animation Festival Trailer: "WTF?!" Joni Männistö Finland Wonder Studios Ident Stefan Falconer, Mathieu Durand United Kingdom A$AP Rocky: "Helicopter"
2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival
2026_Annecy_International_Animation_Film_Festival
British TV game show
using original opening programme titles, including the appropriate producer ident (excluding Blankety Blank). All participants are celebrities, and any prizes
Gameshow Marathon (British game show)
Gameshow_Marathon_(British_game_show)
Software build automation tool
representing dependencies List of build automation software "V7/usr/src/cmd/make/ident.c". tuhs.org. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1
Make_(software)
Temporary service during the technicians' strike in August 1968
– the ident was simply the name in upper-case characters. A clock was borrowed from the studios at Teddington and the ABC triangle on the clock was mostly
ITV Emergency National Service
ITV_Emergency_National_Service
Website for television broadcasting archives with sound, video clips and images
illustrating British television presentation history. Content includes idents, programme promotions, title sequences, public information films, commercials
TVARK
Swedish public TV channel
in use by Sveriges Radio. At start up and closedown, the service used an ident slide consisting of an art deco version of central Stockholm, with the Stockholm
SVT1
Former ITV franchise holder for the south west of England
beneath. Following the 2004 ITV rebranding, the new local ident featured the national ident of three cubes containing the letters 'ITV' above a large
ITV_Westcountry
1976 studio album by Vangelis
Desire. In Spain, "Pulstar" was used by Cadena COPE radio station as an ident of their news services. In Brazil, excerpts from "Nucleogenesis (Part One)"
Albedo_0.39
Rating systems for network and broadcast television
Premierą i ident Kino dla wszystkich z 4 lutego 2001 (1) (in Polish). 2 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2023 – via YouTube. C+ Zapowiedź, ident Kino (noc
Television content rating system
Television_content_rating_system
Test card designed in 1956 to be used with black and white analogue TV systems
Retrieved 2026-06-07. "Non-UK Television Test Cards, Tuning Signals, Clocks and Idents - Norway". January 12, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-01-12
EIA_1956_resolution_chart
British actor
of a Feather and The Delivery Man. In 2013, he appeared in a recurring ident on the BBC directed by Victoria Pile, playing the character of Gary whose
Rich_Keeble
Number 69 (PDF). BBC. p. 6. "Television Test Cards, Tuning Signals, Clocks and Idents". Archived from the original on 16 July 2016. Retrieved 10 September
List_of_BBC_test_cards
Emergency television service (1967)
announcers, giving the impression that little had changed. A temporary ident was designed, with four white horizontal bars shooting towards the viewer
Independent Television Service for Wales and the West
Independent_Television_Service_for_Wales_and_the_West
Welsh screenwriter and television producer (born 1963)
portrayal of secondary characters in past Red shows Playing the Field and Clocking Off, and Jessica Stevenson was cast as Holly by ITV Head of Drama Nick
Russell_T_Davies
American filmmaker, singer, songwriter, musician and puppeteer (born 1970)
MTV Europe in 1996, leading them to become idents played in between music videos. A year later, the idents would become half-hour shows. In 1997, to work
Liam_Lynch_(musician)
ITV regional TV station (1958–1982)
until the company ceased transmission in 1982. In addition to these idents, a clock was used featuring a blue background and Southern legend, and for introducing
Southern_Television
TV test pattern, used to be widely used in European (PAL) countries
industrial dispute stops programming 1986" – via www.youtube.com. "Prime TV ident and station close with test pattern" – via www.youtube.com. "ADS10 Closedown
Philips_circle_pattern
Analog computer animation system
(for their flashing marquee in their second "Let's All Be There!" promo/ident from 1985 to 1986, complimented with an Evans & Sutherland graphical mainframe)
Scanimate
Television comedy series
microphones used at that time) played over the three-dimensional BBC Two ident from 1979 to 1986. Unlike the first series, which is 16:9 widescreen, the
Look_Around_You
2004 Canadian TV series or program
show aired on Qubo in the United States with the TV-Y rating and the E/I ident, and it aired on this channel as part of the channel launch and aired until
Dragon_(TV_series)
American broadcast television and radio network
debut on October 20, 1951. The following season, as Golden prepared a new "ident", CBS President Frank Stanton insisted on keeping the Eye device and using
CBS
1994 British television comedy show
the Hour spell the character's name as "Rosie May", but the Enviromation ident in The Day Today identifies her as "Rosy May".) Jaques-'Jaques' Liverot
The_Day_Today
ITV franchise holder for the south west of England (1982–1992)
(there was a slight overlap period) SWFTA Transdiffusion Ident Recreation of TSW's clock in SVG Television South West at TV Ark TSW at Ident Central
Television_South_West
British television network
of various ethnicities. The abandonment of a station clock, and perceived lack of a 'serious ident', also put the BBC in an embarrassing situation just
BBC_One
Mascot of the Gundam anime franchise
become a mascot for the Sunrise studio as a whole, often appearing in their idents. A Haro is a robot assistant used by various characters within the Gundam
Haro_(character)
British actor and voice over artist
artist, appearing on numerous adverts as well as BBC idents and, more recently, on Channel 4 idents. He narrated for various television programmes, including
Craig_Kelly_(actor)
British 24-hour television news channel
graphic for the countdown changed, resembling the BBC One Rhythm and Movement idents, due to the logo being in a red square in the bottom left corner. To coincide
BBC_News_(British_TV_channel)
Public broadcaster in the Czech Republic
the logo was used for 59 years from 1 May 1953 to 30 September 2012. The Ident sequence of ČST (in Czech). ČST Logo ČST's original logo from 1963 to 1969
Czech_Television
British used car marketplace
purchase cars. Motorway renewed its sponsorship of TNT Sports in 2025, with idents starring ex-footballer and commentator Ally McCoist. In January 2026, Car
Motorway_(brand)
British TV evening news programme (since 1967)
ISBN 9781446209721. Retrieved 16 July 2015. "ITN – Independent Television News". The Ident Zone. MHP. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2009. "News at Ten: Forty Years
ITV_News_at_Ten
commence hits the post. Top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W–Z ident A station's symbol or logo, often accompanied by music, a jingle or an animation
Glossary of broadcasting terms
Glossary_of_broadcasting_terms
Turkish public television network
short startup is broadcast at 5:00 am. On this start-up, first the TRT ident is shown, followed by the daily programme list and Turkish National Anthem
TRT_2
Israeli children's TV channel
blue kite. Idents between programs show other characters as well: a bird, a mouse, a puppy, a cat and previously, a fly, a spider, a clock, and a penguin
Hop!_Channel
British toy collector and YouTuber (born 1942)
Thomas & Mary Davidson. Retrieved 20 November 2016. "FamilySearch.org". ident.familysearch.org. Retrieved 8 January 2024. "David Quiller Rowett". Thomas
Tim_Rowett
TV network in the United Kingdom
allows the holder to broadcast a text-based information service around the clock on Channel 3 (as well as Channel 4 and S4C) frequencies. Teletext on ITV
ITV_(TV_network)
News division of the British Broadcasting Corporation
it was thought to fit in nicely with the long-running BBC 1 globe ident, and clock face which normally precedes news broadcasts. Used until 1986, the
BBC_News
Indian entertainment television channel
Retrieved 10 April 2013. "Non-UK Television Test Cards, Tuning Signals, Clocks and Idents". www.pembers.freeserve.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 April
DD_National
English actor (1921–2017)
– via YouTube. "BBC unveils exclusive Wallace & Gromit themed Christmas idents". www.bbc.co.uk. "Wallace & Gromit x Radio Times Christmas Front Page".
Peter_Sallis
Trumpet voluntary by Jeremiah Clarke, c. 1700
Group. ISBN 0-399-52866-0. "Program - Mindelunden-4maj.dk". "BBC Station Idents and Interval Signals". "Interval Signals Online - United Kingdom (BBC World
Prince_of_Denmark's_March
American watchmaker
identification bracelets. The first product in this category was the Photo Ident, a combination identification bracelet with photo and an expandable wristband
Speidel
Topics referred to by the same term
The Car (1997 film), a Malayalam film Car, one of the BBC Two 1991–2001 idents "The Car", an episode of The Amazing World of Gumball season 1 "The Car"
Car_(disambiguation)
Sport using maps and compasses
evolved into several competitive forms where participants race against the clock and other competitors while navigating through checkpoints. Variants include
Orienteering
British digital television channel owned by UKTV
was removed and the original 2007 logo was restored, also updating the idents. On 20 November, Dave ja vu returned to 24-hour broadcasting on Freeview
U&Dave
1997 Polish TV series or program
the studio's videowall, on which a ticking clock is displayed. When it passes 19:00:00 sharply, the main ident begins, with a voice-over introduction of
Fakty_TVN
then-current BBC Two idents. These set of idents would have ended in 1997 with BBC One's ident change but due to popularity the 1991 idents continued only with
Timeline_of_the_BBC
British children's television brand
while the presenter was talking, and would not show the region's skyline ident before the programme's titles). With each link being pre-recorded (played
CITV
Division responsible for media content
of programmes specially gift-wrapped for children." Early graphics and idents were generated by a BBC Micro computer, with which the BBC had been increasingly
BBC_Children's_and_Education
English-language pay television channel
graphic for the countdown changed, resembling the BBC One Rhythm and Movement idents, due to the logo being in a red square in the bottom left corner. To coincide
BBC News (international TV channel)
BBC_News_(international_TV_channel)
Microkernel operating system
domake dopar doseq draw echo fexecute freemem gftodvi gftyoe grep hack ident instances internetserver iphost killprog listdir listdesc login logout mail
V_(operating_system)
CLOCK IDENT
CLOCK IDENT
Boy/Male
Biblical Hebrew
A flock.
Biblical
a flock
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name Clac, which is from Old English Clacc or the Old Norse cognate Klakkr. As a personal name this is from a word meaning ‘lump’ and may have been used as a nickname for a large or thickset man. Reaney suggests that it could also be from clacker ‘chatterer’.
Girl/Female
Arabic
Lock; Awesome
Surname or Lastname
English
English : see Cleek.Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Klick, Jewish Glick, or German and Jewish Glück (see Gluck).
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from Middle High German bloch, Middle Dutch blok ‘block of wood’, ‘stocks’. The surname probably originated as a nickname for a large, lumpish man, or perhaps as a nickname for a persistent lawbreaker who found himself often in the stocks.English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for someone who blocks, as in shoemaking and bookbinding, from Middle English blok ‘block’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Americanized spelling of Bloch (see Vlach).Adriaen Coertsz Block was a Dutch-born merchant-explorer who traded along the CT coast and Long Island shortly after Hudson’s voyage to the region in 1609. Block Island, between the north fork of Long Island and RI, which he used as a base of operations, is named after him.
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Of God's flock.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Clock
Boy/Male
British, English, Irish
Woods; Fortified Place; Bright; Radiant
Girl/Female
German, Hebrew, Irish
Flock of Sheep
Boy/Male
Basque, Biblical, French, German, Hebrew
A Flock; Herd
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Little cloak.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a small plot of land, from Middle English plocke ‘small piece of ground’.Americanized spelling of German Ploch.Variant of German Block.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a locksmith, from Middle English, Old English loc ‘lock’, ‘fastening’.English : topographic name for someone who lived near an enclosure, a place that could be locked, Middle English loke, Old English loca (a derivative of loc as in 1). Middle English loke also came to be used to denote a barrier, in particular a barrier on a river which could be opened and closed at will, and, by extension, a bridge. The surname may thus also have been a metonymic occupational name for a lock-keeper.English, Dutch, and German : nickname for a person with fine hair, or curly hair, from Middle English loc, Middle High German lock(e) ‘lock (of hair)’, ‘curl’.Americanized spelling of German Loch.
Boy/Male
Indian, Malayalam
Clock
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Krock.English
Americanized spelling of German Krock.English : perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a potter, from Middle English crock ‘pot’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; possibly a nickname for someone with thick curly hair, from Old French floc ‘stable of wool’. Alternatively, it may be a metonymic occupational name for a shepherd, from Old English flocc ‘herd’, ‘company’.German : unexplained.German (Flöck) : variant of Flück (see Fluck), or from a pet form of a personal name formed with Old Saxon flÅd ‘flood’.
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Of God's flock.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Clock
Boy/Male
Indian
Latch, Door lock
CLOCK IDENT
CLOCK IDENT
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lotus
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
A Learned Lady
Female
Greek
(ÎœÎδουσα) Greek name MEDOUSA means "guardian." In mythology, this is the name of one of the three Gorgons who had snakes for hair, and whose glance turned anyone who looked at them to stone. She was the only Gorgon who was mortal.
Male
Dutch
, great council.
Girl/Female
Indian
Shy, Modesty
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Fairy; Nymph
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Servant of the Reckoner
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant spelling of Sherron.
Girl/Female
Scandinavian
Abbreviation of Katherine. Pure.
Male
Serbian
(Бранко) Pet form of Serbian Branislav, BRANKO means "glorious protector."
CLOCK IDENT
CLOCK IDENT
CLOCK IDENT
CLOCK IDENT
CLOCK IDENT
n.
A click. See 3d Click, 2.
n.
The striking of a clock.
v. t.
To coat with flock, as wall paper; to roughen the surface of (as glass) so as to give an appearance of being covered with fine flock.
v. t.
A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See Block system, below.
v. t.
To move with the sound of a click.
v. t.
To flock to; to crowd.
v. t.
To prevent ingress or access to, or exit from, by fastening the lock or locks of; -- often with up; as, to lock or lock up, a house, jail, room, trunk. etc.
v. t. & i.
To call, as a hen. See Cluck.
n.
The act of cocking; also, the turn so given; as, a cock of the eyes; to give a hat a saucy cock.
v. t.
To fasten with a lock, or as with a lock; to make fast; to prevent free movement of; as, to lock a door, a carriage wheel, a river, etc.
v. t.
To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch; as, to chock a wheel or cask.
n.
The hammer in the lock of a firearm.
n.
A lock of wool or hair.
n.
To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.
v. t.
To lay up in a crock; as, to crock butter.
v. i.
To give off crock or smut.
v. t.
To fasten in or out, or to make secure by means of, or as with, locks; to confine, or to shut in or out -- often with up; as, to lock one's self in a room; to lock up the prisoners; to lock up one's silver; to lock intruders out of the house; to lock money into a vault; to lock a child in one's arms; to lock a secret in one's breast.
adv.
Entirely; quite; as, chock home; chock aft.
v. t.
To cover with, or as with, a cloak; hence, to hide or conceal.