tic-tac-toe
[ tik-tak-toh ]
/ ˌtɪk tækˈtoʊ /
noun
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tick
Definition for tic-tac-toe (2 of 2)
tick-tack-toe
or tick-tack-too tic-tac-toe, tit-tat-toe
[ tik-tak-toh ]
/ ˌtɪk tækˈtoʊ /
noun
a simple game in which one player marks down only X's and another only O's, each alternating in filling in any of the nine compartments of a figure formed by two vertical lines crossed by two horizontal lines, the winner being the first to fill in three marks in any horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row.
a children's game consisting of trying, with the eyes shut, to bring a pencil down upon one of a set of circled numbers, as on a slate, the number touched being counted as a score.
Origin of tick-tack-toe
1865–70; imitative of sound, as of bringing a pencil down on slate; see
ticktack
Example sentences from the Web for tic-tac-toe
Mother, we are playing a game which is similar to American tic-tac-toe.
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
British Dictionary definitions for tic-tac-toe
tick-tack-toe
tick-tack-too (ˌtɪktækˈtuː)
/ (ˌtɪktækˈtəʊ) /
noun
US and Canadian
a game in which two players, one using a nought, "O", the other a cross, "X", alternately mark one square out of nine formed by two pairs of crossed lines, the winner being the first to get three of his symbols in a row
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): noughts and crosses
Word Origin for tick-tack-toe
C19: from
ticktack (meaning: an obsolete variety of backgammon)