Meaning of TICKTACK
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- [n] (British) system of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks
- [v] make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight"
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| | Synonyms: | | beat, tick, ticktock |
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| | See Also: | | go, sign, signal, signaling, sound | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Tick"tack`\, n. [See {Tick} to beat, to pat, and (for
sense 2) cf. {Tricktrack}.]
1. A noise like that made by a clock or a watch.
2. A kind of backgammon played both with men and pegs;
tricktrack.
A game at ticktack with words. --Milton.
\Tick"tack`\, adv.
With a ticking noise, like that of a watch.
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