clock in, cut in, wakeful, aught

"Old age is always wakeful; as if, the longer linked with life, the less man has to do with aught that looks like death."
--from "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale" (1851) by Herman Melville


Daughter of slain officer surprised when several of her late father's fellow officers cut in on father-daughter dance. abcn.ws/1iKU7F4

All the papers lead with news that a group of centrist senators is furiously working behind the scenes to try to cut the cost of the economic stimulus plan that now clocks in at around $935 billion, give or take a billion or two.

In what USA Today describes as "a maneuver to reverse a stinging House rejection of the plan," the Senate added several popular measures to the original bill. How many? Well, just think of it this way: The rescue package began as a three-page proposal by the Treasury Department and now clocks in at 451 pages.

cut in

phrasal verb of cut

1. 1.

   interrupt someone while they are speaking.

   "‘It's urgent,’ Raoul cut in"

   synonyms:

   interrupt, butt in, break in, interject, interpose, chime in; informalchip in "‘It's urgent,’ Raoul cut in"

2. 2.

   pull in too closely in front of another vehicle after having overtaken it.

   "she cut in on a station wagon, forcing the driver to brake"

clock in phrasal verb (UK ALSO clock on) INFORMAL
to record the time you arrive at work on a special machine:
What time did you clock in this morning?
Clocking-in time is 9.00 a.m.

WordNet: clock in

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.
The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1: register one's arrival at work
Synonyms: punch in, clock on
Antonym: clock out (meaning #1)

aught¹

ɔːt/

pronoun

archaic

1. anything at all.

   "know you aught of this fellow, young sir?"