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| TV Shop | As seen on TV: beauty, diets, exercise, household, kitchen, personal, vitamins, and other popular TV-products. |
| NOUN | 1 | watch, ticker | A small portable timepiece |
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| 2 | watch | A period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty | |
| 3 | watch, vigil | A purposeful surveillance to guard or observe | |
| 4 | watch | The period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty | |
| 5 | watch, lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, spotter, scout, picket | A person employed to watch for something to happen | |
| 6 | watch, vigil | The rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) | |
| VERB | 1 | watch | Look attentively |
| 2 | watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on | Follow with the eyes or the mind | |
| 3 | watch, view, see, catch, take in | See or watch | |
| 4 | watch, look on | Observe with attention | |
| 5 | watch, look out, watch out | Be vigilant, be on the lookout, be on one's guard, be careful | |
| 6 | watch | Observe or determine by looking | |
| 7 | watch, determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, learn | Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort |
| Sounds | waa'ch; wao'ch |
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| Rhymes | Boche, botch, butterscotch, and 11 more rhymes in aach... |
| Koch |
| Meaning | A small portable timepiece. |
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| Synonyms | ticker |
| Parts | crystal, watch crystal, watch glass; face; movement; watch case |
| Broader | timepiece, timekeeper, horologe |
| Narrower | analog watch; digital watch; hunter, hunting watch; pendulum watch; pocket watch; stem-winder; wristwatch, wrist watch |
| Meaning | A period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty. |
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| Broader | shift, work shift, duty period |
| Narrower | dogwatch; graveyard watch, middle watch, midwatch, night watch |
| Meaning | A purposeful surveillance to guard or observe. |
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| Synonyms | vigil |
| Broader | surveillance |
| Narrower | listening watch, continuous receiver watch; spying |
| Verbs | watch; watch; watch; watch; watch |
| Meaning | The period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty. |
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| Broader | time period, period of time, period |
| Meaning | A person employed to watch for something to happen. |
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| Synonyms | lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, spotter, scout, picket |
| Broader | watchman, watcher, security guard |
| Verbs | watch |
| Meaning | The rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival). |
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| Synonyms | vigil |
| Category | religion, faith, religious belief |
| Broader | rite, religious rite |
| Narrower | wake, viewing; agrypnia |
| Meaning | Look attentively. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Examples | "watch a basketball game" |
| Narrower | witness; rubberneck; watch, view, see, catch, take in; observe |
| Entails | look |
| Nouns | watch; watcher |
| Meaning | Follow with the eyes or the mind. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
| Model | The children watch the ball |
| Examples | "The world is watching Sarajevo" |
| Synonyms | observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on |
| Similar to | trace, follow |
| Broader | check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into |
| Narrower | keep tabs on; guard; invigilate, proctor |
| Nouns | watch |
| Meaning | See or watch. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Model | Sam and Sue watch the movie |
| Synonyms | view, see, catch, take in |
| Similar to | see |
| Broader | watch |
| Narrower | visualize, visualise; spectate; preview |
| Nouns | watch |
| Meaning | Observe with attention. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s |
| Examples | "They watched as the murderer was executed" |
| Synonyms | look on |
| Narrower | sit by, sit back |
| Entails | see |
| Nouns | watching; watch; watcher |
| Meaning | Be vigilant, be on the lookout, be on one's guard, be careful. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Model | The men watch the area for animals; The men watch for animals in the area |
| Examples | "Watch out for pickpockets!" |
| Synonyms | look out, watch out |
| Narrower | beware, mind; keep one's eyes peeled, keep one's eyes skinned, keep one's eyes open; look after |
| Nouns | watcher; watch |
| Meaning | Observe or determine by looking. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE |
| Examples | "Watch how the dog chases the cats away" |
| Nouns | watch |
| Meaning | Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE |
| Model | They watch whether there was a traffic accident |
| Synonyms | determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, learn |
| Similar to | see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure; determine, find, find out, ascertain |
| Narrower | test |
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