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tick ¹  (tk)

n.

1. A light, sharp, clicking sound made repeatedly by a machine, such as a clock.

2. Chiefly British A moment.

3. A light mark used to check off or call attention to an item.

4. Informal A unit on a scale; a degree: when interest rates move up a tick.

v. ticked, tick·ing, ticks

v.intr.

1. To emit recurring clicking sounds: as the clock ticked.

2. To function characteristically or well: machines ticking away; curious about what makes people tick.

v.tr.

1. To count or record with or as if with the sound of ticks: a clock ticking the hours; a taxi meter ticking the fare.

2. To mark or check off (a listed item) with a tick: ticked off each name as the roll was called.

Phrasal Verb:

tick off Informal

To make angry or annoyed: Constant delays ticked me off.

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[Middle English tek, light tap.]

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tick ²  (tk)

n.

1. Any of numerous small bloodsucking parasitic arachnids of the family Ixodidae, many of which transmit febrile diseases, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease.

2. Any of various usually wingless, louselike insects of the family Hippobosciddae that are parasitic on sheep, goats, and other animals.

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[Middle English teke, tik, perhaps from Old English *ticca.]

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tick ³  (tk)

n.

1.

a. A cloth case for a mattress or pillow.

b. A light mattress without inner springs.

2. Ticking.

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[Middle English tikke, probably from Middle Dutch tke, ultimately from Latin thca, receptacle, from Greek thk; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

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tick ¹

Noun

1. a mark (✓) used to check off or indicate the correctness of something

2. a recurrent metallic tapping or clicking sound, such as that made by a clock

3. Informal a moment or instant: won't be a tick

Verb

1. to mark or check with a tick

2. to produce a recurrent tapping sound or indicate by such a sound: the clock ticked away

3. what makes someone tick Informal the basic motivation of a person

See also tick off, tick over [Low German tikk touch]

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tick ²

Noun

a small parasitic creature typically living on the skin of warm-blooded animals and feeding on the blood and tissues of their hosts: a sheep tick [Old English ticca]

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tick ³

Noun

Brit & NZ informal account or credit: a spending spree that was financed on tick [from ticket]

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tick  (tk)

Any of numerous small, parasitic arachnids of the suborder Ixodida that feed on the blood of animals. Like their close relatives the mites and unlike spiders, ticks have no division between cephalothorax and abdomen. Ticks differ from mites by being generally larger and having a sensory pit at the end of their first pair of legs. Many ticks transmit febrile diseases, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tick - a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock" ticking sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" ticktock, tictac, tocktact - steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock
	2.	tick - any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals Acarina, order Acarina - mites and ticks acarine - mite or tick hard tick, ixodid - ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head argasid, soft tick - tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head
	3.	tick - a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.; "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name" check mark, check mark - a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark"
	4.	tick - a light mattress mattress - a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
Verb	1.	tick - make a clicking or ticking sound; "The clock ticked away" click sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	2.	tick - make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight" ticktack, ticktock, beat sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	3.	tick - sew; "tick a mattress" retick sew, sew together, stitch, run up - fasten by sewing; do needlework
	4.	tick - put a check mark on or near or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units" check off, tick off, mark off, check, mark check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, suss out, look into, go over - examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" receipt - mark or stamp as paid insure, see to it, ensure, ascertain, check, assure, control, see - be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" verify - confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"

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tick

noun 1. check mark, mark, line, stroke, dash

noun 2. click, tap, tapping, clicking, clack, ticktock

noun 3. Brit. (informal) moment, second, minute, shake (informal) flash, instant, sec (informal) twinkling, split second, jiffy (informal) trice, half a mo Brit. (informal) two shakes of a lamb's tail (informal) bat of an eye (informal)

verb 4. mark, indicate, mark off, check off, choose, select

verb 5. click, tap, clack, ticktock

tick someone off

1. (Informal), chiefly Brit. scold, rebuke, tell off (informal) lecture, carpet (informal) censure, reprimand, reproach, berate, chide, tear into (informal) reprove, upbraid, take to task, read the riot act to, bawl out (informal) chew out U.S., Canad. (informal) tear off a strip Brit. (informal) haul over the coals (informal) give a rocket Brit., N.Z. (informal)

tick something off mark off, check off, put a tick at

Translations

tick [tɪk] n (sound) [of clock] → tictac m;

(mark) → señal f (de visto bueno); palomita (LAM);

(ZOOL) → garrapata;

(BRIT) (col): in a tick → en un instante;

(BRIT) (col) (= credit): to buy sth on tick → comprar algo a crédito

vi → hacer tictac

vt → marcar, señalar;

to put a tick against sth → poner una señal en algo

tick off vt → marcar [+ person]; reñir

tick over vi (BRIT) [engine] → girar en marcha lenta: (fig) → ir tirando

tick [tɪk] n (= sound) [of clock] → tic-tac m (= mark); coche f;

(Zool) → tique f;

(Brit) (inf);

in a tick → dans un instant;

(Brit) (inf) (= credit);

to buy sth on tick → acheter qch à crédit vi → faire tic-tac

vt [+ item on list] → cocher;

to put a tick against sth → cocher qch

tick off vt [+ item on list] → cocher [+ person]; réprimander, attraper

tick over vi (Brit) [engine] → tourner au ralenti: (fig); aller or marcher doucettement

tick [tɪk] n (sound) → Ticken nt;

(mark) → Häkchen nt;

(Zool) → Zecke f;

(Brit) (inf) (= moment); Augenblick m: (= credit);

to buy sth on tick → etw auf Pump kaufen vi [clock, watch] → ticken

vt [+ item on list] → abhaken;

to put a tick against sth → etw abhaken;

what makes him tick? → was ist er für ein Mensch?

tick off tick vt [+ item on list] → abhaken [+ person]; rüffeln

tick over tick vi [engine] → im Leerlauf sein (fig) [business etc] → sich über Wasser halten

tick [tɪk] n (sound) [of clock] → tic tac m inv;

(mark) → segno; spunta;

(ZOOL) → zecca;

(BRIT ) (col): in a tick → in un attimo;

(BRIT ) (col) (= credit): to buy sth on tick → comprare qc a credito

vi → fare tic tac

vt → spuntare;

to put a tick against sth → fare un segno di fianco a qc

tick off vt → spuntare [+ person]; sgridare

tick over vi (BRIT) [engine] → andare al minimo

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tick¹

n tick [tik]

1 a regular sound, especially that of a watch, clock etc. tikقُرادَهтиктаканеtikánítikdas Tickenχτύπος, τικ τακtictactiksumineصدای تک تکtikitystic-tacטִקטוּקघड़ी की टिकटिकkuckanje (sata)ketyegésdetikantiftic, tic-tacチクタク(시계의) 똑딱 소리tiksėjimastikšķēšanabunyi detikgetiktikkingtykanietiquetaquetic-tacтиканьеtikanietiktakanjetik, taktickandeเสียงดังติ๊ก ๆtıkırtı, tik-tak sesi鐘表的滴答聲цоканняگھڑي وغيرہ کي مسلسل آوازtiếng tích tắc钟表的滴答声

2 a moment Wait a tick!oomblikتكَّه ، لَحْظَهмигokamžikøjeblikder Augenblickστιγμήinstante, segundohetkلحظه؛ دمhetkiinstantרֶגַעक्षणtren, trenutakpillanatsesaatandartakattimo瞬間순간minutėlėmirklissekejapmomentjeøyeblikkmomentsegundinhomomentмомент; секундаokamihtrenuteksekundögonblickช่วงขณะหนึ่งan, saniye一剎那間митьلمحہmột lát一刹那间

v

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