ticker
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- noun
- /ˈtɪkər/
- Slang
:
corazón
- After jogging for thirty minutes, I realized my ticker was racing from the effort.
- a bad ticker
- get a bad ticker
- a bum ticker
That, that, that, that thicker ticker, man, that's a heart.
- That, that, that, that thicker ticker, man, that's a heart.
- You know, I have a special place in my ticker, in my heart, me Corazon from Portland.
Examples
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He was relieved when the doctor said his ticker was functioning normally after the check-up.
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To keep your ticker healthy, it's important to eat a balanced diet and exercise regularly.
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And if anything goes wrong with his ticker, what do you do?
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You still take those for your ticker?
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But you heard my ticker couldn't handle the physical activity.
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The old ticker's really going.
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She's got a bad ticker.
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Two days a week I work on my ticker, cardiovascular system, things to challenge my heart, etcetera.
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"Ruth kept him moving—good for the old ticker."
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
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A hollow muscle in the chest that pumps blood around the body
Compounds
How Healthy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ticker for the heart is an informal use that comes from the idea the heart 'ticks' like a little clock. So when people say someone's ticker they mean the person's heart.