ticktack
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tick·tack
also tic-tac (tĭk′tăk′)n.
1. A steady ticking sound, as of a clock.
2. A prankster's device for tapping on a door or window from a distance.
[Imitative.]
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ticktack
(ˈtɪkˌtæk)n
1. (Horse Racing) Brit a system of sign language, mainly using the hands, by which bookmakers transmit their odds to each other at racecourses
2. US a ticking sound, as made by a clock
[from tick1]
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tick•tack
or tic•tac
(ˈtɪkˌtæk)n.
1. a repetitive sound, as of tapping.
2. a device for making a tapping sound.
[1540–50; imitative]
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| Noun | 1. | ticktack - system of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks signal, signaling, sign - any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom |
| Verb | 1. | ticktack - make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight" |
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