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ticks a lock

ticks a lock is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tick a lock.

Meaning of tick a lock

Verb

tick a lock (third-person singular simple present ticks a lock, present participle ticking a lock, simple past and past participle ticked a lock)

  1. To keep quiet or keep a secret.
    • “Tick-a-lock,” he pronounced; all the while twisting his fingers about his lips, and further all the while holding to his constant, dramatic, and overly-serious stare over me.2012, C. David Murphy, A Diary's House

Questions about ticks a lock

What is ticks a lock the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ticks a lock is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tick a lock.

Words near ticks a lock in the dictionary

  1. Ticknors
  2. tickover
  3. tickovers
  4. tickproof
  5. ticks
  6. ticks a lock
  7. ticks a lot of boxes
  8. ticks all the boxes
  9. ticks and ties
  10. ticks and toys
  11. ticks away

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