clock vs quantify

clock is a noun but quantify is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clock	Yes	No	Yes	No
quantify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, quantify is a hypernym of clock; that is, quantify is a word with a broader meaning than clock:

clock: measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
quantify: express as a number or measure or quantity

Other hypernyms of clock include measure.

clock (noun)	quantify (noun)
a timepiece that shows the time of day

clock (verb)	quantify (verb)
measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time	express as a number or measure or quantity
	use as a quantifier