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TICKTACK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
System of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("ticktack" is a kind of...):
sign; signal; signaling (any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message)
Domain region:
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)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make a sound like a clock or a timer
Example:
the grandfather clock beat midnight
Synonyms:
beat; tick; ticktack; ticktock
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "ticktack" is one way to...):
go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
