TICKTACK - 5 definitions found
ticktack n 1: system of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks v 1: make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight" [syn: tick, ticktock, ticktack, beat] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) ticktack or tictac noun Etymology: reduplication of tick Date: 1549 1. a ticking or tapping beat like that of a clock or watch 2. a contrivance used by children to tap on a window from a distance Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Ticktack \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. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Ticktack \Tick"tack`\, adv. With a ticking noise, like that of a watch. |
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