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English noun: ticktack

1. ticktack (communication) system of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks


Broader (hypernym)sign, signal, signaling


Domain regionBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland


English verb: ticktack

1. ticktack (perception) make a sound like a clock or a timer


SamplesThe clocks were ticking.
The grandfather clock beat midnight.


Synonymsbeat, tick, ticktock


Pattern of useSomething ----s


Broader (hypernym)go, sound









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