ticker

Pump, in slang

A ticker is something that ticks.

The heart is the ticker—slang that emphasizes its rhythmic beating.

A stock ticker was originally a machine that printed stock prices on paper tape with a ticking sound; now ticker refers to the scrolling display of prices or headlines across a screen: The news ticker showed breaking developments.

A ticker-tape parade uses shredded paper strips, originally from stock tickers.

stock

NYSE

Largest equities market

  • NASDAQElectronic securities exchange
  • DowStock market index
  • S&PMajor stock index

FTSE · Nikkei · shares · equities · trading · exchange · index · portfolio · securities · IPO

heart

pulse

Arterial blood throb

atrium · palpitation · throb · coronary · aorta · stethoscope · cardiology · pacemaker · arrhythmia · tachycardia

clock

timepiece

Hour-measuring device

mechanical · winding · escapement · mainspring · hands · face · chime · analog · clockwork · watchmaker

tape

parade

Ceremonial public procession

Broadway · hero · ceremony · streamers · procession · victory · welcome · motorcade · telegraph

Categories
Opposites
informal heart reference

tickerflatline

Show no heartbeat

cardiac arrest · stillness · lifelessness

stock ticker/news feed display

tickernewspaper

Printed periodical of current events

archive · bulletin board · snapshot · ledger · historical record

device that ticks/counts

tickerstopped clock

Timepiece no longer functioning

silence · stillness · timelessness · dead battery

Phrases
Family

ticket, tick, tickle, tickets, ticking, ticked, tickers, unticked, ticker tape

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G