Noun
A timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed between a particular time when activated and when the piece is deactivated.
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I etched the face of a stopwatch on the back of a raindrop And did a swap for the sand in an hourglass
Verb
To time (something) by means of a stopwatch.
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Noun
a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race)
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