Noun | 1. | watch - a small portable timepiece Synonyms: ticker |
2. | watch - a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty | |
3. | watch - a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe Synonyms: vigil | |
4. | watch - the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty | |
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6. | watch - a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival) Synonyms: vigil | |
Verb | 1. | watch - look attentively; "watch a basketball game" |
2. | watch - follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars" | |
3. | watch - see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie" | |
4. | watch - observe with attention; "They watched as the murderer was executed" Synonyms: look on | |
5. | watch - be vigilant, be on the lookout, be on one's guard, be careful; "Watch out for pickpockets!" | |
6. | watch - observe or determine by looking; "Watch how the dog chases the cats away" | |
7. | watch - find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" |
WATCH, police. To watch is, properly speaking, to stand sentry and attend guard during the night time: certain officers called watchmen are appointed in most of the United States, whose duty it is to arrest all persons who are violating the law, or breaking the peace. (q.v.) Vide 1 Bl. Com. 356; 1 Chit. Cr. Law, 14, 20.
To see a watch in your dream, signifies prosperity. To dream that you lose a watch, signifies domestic disturbances and unhappiness. To dream that you steal one, foretells that a vicious rival will attack your reputation. To look at the time of a watch in your dream, denotes that efforts will be defeated by rivalry. To dream that you break a watch, signifies loss and distress surrounding you. To dream that you drop a crystal watch, signifies carelessness or an unpleasant companionship.Argus, Big Ben, Charley, abide, airplane spotter, alarm clock, alarm watch, anchor watch, and listen, animadvert, appear, assister, astronomical clock, atomic clock, attend to, await, baby-sit, bakehead, be at, be present at, be vigilant, be watchful, bevy, bide, bit, black gang, boilerman, box chronometer, bug, bungs, cabin boy, calculate on, calendar clock, calendar watch, care for, case, catch, chaperon, charm, cherish, chips, chronograph, chronopher, chronoscope, clepsydra, clock, clock movement, clocks, clockworks, cloud, come to, commissary steward, complement, conserve, count on, covey, cuckoo clock, custodianship, custody, day shift, deckhand, deckie, dekko, dial, digital clock, digital watch, do, dogwatch, eagle eye, electric clock, electronic clock, espial, espionage, examine, eye, eyeball, fire patrolman, fire warden, fireguard, fireman, flight, flock, follow, forestall, forward observer, foster, full time, gaggle, gape, gaze at, gnomon, go to, grandfather clock, graveyard shift, guardedness, guardianship, gun loader, gunner, half time, half-hour glass, half-minute glass, hand, have a looksee, heed, hive, hold in view, horologe, horologium, hospital steward, hourglass, hunter, independent-seconds watch, invigilation, isochronon, journeyman, keep alert, keep guard, keep in sight, keep in view, keep under observation, keep vigil, keep watch, keep watch over, landing signalman, lobster trick, look, look about one, look after, look for, look forward to, look lively, look on, look out, look out for, look sharp, look to, look upon, looking, lookout, lookout man, mail orderly, make a reconnaissance, marine chronometer, mark, mark time, matronize, metronome, mind, minister to, monitoring, mother, mount guard, murmuration, navigator, never nod, night shift, night watchman, notice, nurse, nurture, observance, observation, ogle, oiler, overtime, part time, patroller, patrolman, peeled eye, peep, picket, plague, play the spy, police, preserve, proctoring, protege, provide for, prudence, purser, put under surveillance, qui vive, radio operator, reckon on, reconnoiter, relay, remark, repeater, respect, ride herd on, roundsman, roustabout, sandglass, scout, scout out, scrutinize, scrutiny, see, see after, see to, sharp eye, shepherd, show up, sit in, sit up for, skein, snip, snips, sparks, split schedule, split shift, spotter, spring, spy, spy out, spy upon, spying, stake out, stand guard, stand sentinel, stay up for, steward, stewardess, stewardship, stint, stoker, stop, sundial, sunrise watch, support, surveillance, swarm, sweat, sweat it out, sweat out, swing shift, tab, take care of, take charge of, take in, take note, take notice, telltale, tend, ticker, time, time switch, timekeeper, timepieces, timer, torpedoman, tour, tour of duty, tout, trick, turn, turn of work, turn up, turnip, vedette, viewing, vigilance, visit, wait, wait for, wait on, wait up for, ward, wariness, watch and wait, watch and ward, watch out, watch out for, watch over, watcher, watchful eye, watchfulness, watching, watchkeeper, watchworks, weather eye, witness, witnessing, work shift, wristwatch, yeoman