ticktack - definition, synonyms and pronunciation

Open English WordNet

system of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracksType of signal, signaling

make a sound like a clock or a timer“the clocks were ticking”“the grandfather clock beat midnight”Synonyms: tick ticktock beatMore general sound, go

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Tick′tack′ noun

Origin: 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.— John Milton

Tick′tack′ adverb

With a ticking noise, like that of a watch.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54