tick (redirected from ticks by)

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.

---

[Middle English tek, light tap.]

---

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.

---

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

---

tick ³  (tk)

n.

1.

a. A cloth case for a mattress or pillow.

b. A light mattress without inner springs.

2. Ticking.

---

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

---

tick ⁴  (tk)

n. Chiefly British

Credit or an amount of credit.

---

[Short for ticket.]

---

tick¹

n

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

2. Brit informal a moment or instant

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

4. (Business / Commerce) Commerce the smallest increment of a price fluctuation in a commodity exchange. Tick size is usually 0.01% of the nominal value of the trading unit

vb

1. to produce a recurrent tapping sound or indicate by such a sound the clock ticked the minutes away

2. (when tr, often foll by off) to mark or check (something, such as a list) with a tick

what makes someone tick Informal the basic drive or motivation of a person See also tick off, tick over

[from Low German tikk touch; related to Old High German zekōn to pluck, Norwegian tikke to touch]

---

tick²

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various small parasitic arachnids of the families Ixodidae (hard ticks) and Argasidae, (soft ticks), typically living on the skin of warm-blooded animals and feeding on the blood and tissues of their hosts: order Acarina (mites and ticks) See also sheep tick [1] Related adj acaroid

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of certain other arachnids of the order Acarina

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of certain insects of the dipterous family Hippoboscidae that are ectoparasitic on horses, cattle, sheep, etc., esp the sheep ked

[Old English ticca; related to Middle High German zeche tick, Middle Irish dega stag beetle]

---

tick³

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) the strong covering of a pillow, mattress, etc.

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) Informal short for ticking

[probably from Middle Dutch tīke; related to Old High German ziecha pillow cover, Latin tēca case, Greek thēkē]

---

tick⁴

n

(Business / Commerce) Brit informal account or credit (esp in the phrase on tick)

[shortened from ticket]

---

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.

---

tick, tickle - Tick, as in "sound of a clock," "mark of correctness," originally meant "light touch, tap," and its modern senses are recent developments; tickle is probably a derivative of this version of tick.

See also related terms for tap.

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"

---

tick¹

noun

1. check mark, mark, line, stroke, dash Place a tick in the appropriate box.

2. click, tap, tapping, clicking, clack, ticktock He sat listening to the tick of the grandfather clock.

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) I'll be back in a tick.

verb

1. mark, indicate, mark off, check off, choose, select Please tick here if you do not want to receive such mailings.

2. click, tap, clack, ticktock A clock ticked busily from the kitchen counter.

tick over idle He sat in the car with the engine ticking over.

tick someone off

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

2. (U.S.) annoy, bother, bug (informal), irritate, disturb, aggravate, gall, irk, get on your nerves (informal), get up your nose (informal), get your back up (informal) I just think it's rude and it's really ticking me off.

tick something off mark off, check off, put a tick at He ticked off my name on a piece of paper.

---

tick² noun

Related words
adjective acaroid

Translations

tick¹ [tɪk]

A. N

1. [of clock] → tictac m

2. (Brit) (= moment) → momentito m, segundito m
half a tick!; just a tick! → ¡un momentito or segundito!
I shan't be a tick → en seguida voy, no tardo, ahorita voy(LAm)
it won't take two ticks → será sólo un momentito or segundito

3. (esp Brit) (= mark) → señal f, visto m
to put a tick against sth → poner una señal or un visto a algo
place a tick in the appropriate box → marque la casilla correspondiente

B. VT (esp Brit) [+ right answer] → marcar, poner una señal or un visto (also tick off) [+ name, item on list] → marcar, poner una señal contra

C. VI [clock] → hacer tictac
I can't understand what makes him tick → no comprendo su forma de ser

tick away tick by VI + ADV time is ticking away or by → el tiempo pasa

tick off VT + ADV

1. (= mark with tick) [+ name, item on list] → marcar, poner una señal contra

2. (= count) → contar en los dedos

3. (Brit) (= reprimand) to tick sb off → echar una bronca a algn, regañar or reñir a algn
he was ticked off for being late → le regañaron or riñeron por llegar tarde

4. (US) (= annoy) → fastidiar, dar la lata a

tick over VI + ADV (Brit) (Aut, Mech) → marchar al ralentí (fig) [business] → ir tirando
she's keeping things ticking over until the new boss arrives → hace que las cosas sigan funcionando hasta que llegue el nuevo jefe

---

tick² [tɪk] N (Zool) → garrapata f

---

tick³ [tɪk] N (= cover) → funda f

---

tick⁴ [tɪk] N (= credit) to buy sth on tick → comprar algo de fiado

---

tick [ˈtɪk]

n

(= sound) [clock] → tic-tac m
the tick of the clock → le tic-tac de la pendule

(= mark) → coche f
to put a tick against sth → cocher qch
Put a tick next to the right answer → Cocher la réponse exacte.

→ tique f

(British) in a tick → dans une seconde
I'll be back in a tick → J'en ai pour une seconde., Je reviens dans une seconde.
Hang on a tick → Attends une seconde.

(British) (= credit) on tick → à crédit
to buy sth on tick → acheter qch à crédit

vi

[clock, watch] → faire tic-tac
The clock is ticking away
BUT L'heure tourne.
the minutes ticked by → les minutes s'égrenaient

what makes him tick? → qu'est-ce qui le fait courir?

vt → cocher
Tick the appropriate box → Cochez la case correspondante.

tick off

vt

(= put tick next to) → cocher
He ticked off our names on the list → Il a coché nos noms sur la liste.

(= tell off) [+ person] → passer un savon à qn >
She ticked me off for being late → Elle m'a passé un savon à cause de mon retard.

(= annoy) [+ person] → mettre qn en rogne
to be ticked off at sb → être en rogne contre qn

tick over

vi

(British) [engine] → tourner au ralenti

(= continue slowly) → tourner au ralenti

---

tick:

tick-over

n (Brit Aut) → Leerlauf m

ticktack

n → Zeichensprache f → der Buchmacher

ticktack man

n → Buchmachergehilfe m

tick-tack-toe

n (US) → Tic Tac Toe nt, Kinderspiel mit Nullen und Kreuzen

ticktock

n (= sound) → ticktack; (baby-talk: = clock) → Ticktack f

---

tick¹

n

(of clock etc) → Ticken nt

(Brit inf: = moment) → Augenblick m, → Sekunde f, → Minütchen nt (inf); half a tick → eine Sekunde; are you ready yet? — half a tick or two ticks! → bist du schon fertig? — sofort; I’ll be ready in a tick or two ticks → bin sofort fertig (inf); he did it in two ticks → er hat es in Sekundenschnelle or im Handumdrehen getan

(esp Brit: = mark) → Häkchen nt, → Haken m; to put a tick against a name/an answer → einen Namen/eine Antwort abhaken

vi

(clock) → ticken; the minutes ticked by or past/away → die Minuten vergingen or verstrichen

(inf) what makes him tick? → was geht in ihm vor?

vt (Brit) name → abhaken; box, answer → ankreuzen

---

tick²

n (Zool) → Zecke f

---

tick³

n (Brit inf) on tick → auf Pump (inf)

---

tick⁴

n (Tex: = cover, for mattress) → Matratzenbezug m; (for pillow etc) → Inlett nt

---

tick¹ [tɪk]

1. n

a. (sound, of clock) → tic tac m inv

b. (Brit) (fam) (moment) → secondo, attimo
I shan't be a tick → ci metto un secondo

c. (Brit) (mark) → segno, spunta
to put a tick against sth → fare un segno a fianco di qc

2. vt → spuntare
to tick the right answer → segnare la risposta giusta
see also tick off

3. vi (clock) → ticchettare, fare tic tac
I can't understand what makes him tick (fig) → non riesco a capire come ragioni

tick away tick by vi + adv (hours, minutes) → scorrere

tick off vt + adv

a. (Brit) (from a list) → spuntare (fam) (scold) → sgridare

b. (Am) (fam) (annoy) → seccare, infastidire

tick over vi + adv (Brit) (engine) → andare al minimo; (business, organization) → segnare il passo

---

tick² [tɪk] n (Zool) → zecca

---

tick³ [tɪk] n (Brit) (fam) (credit) to buy sth on tick → comprare qc a credito

---

tick¹

n tick [tik]

1 a regular sound, especially that of a watch, clock etc. tik قُرادَه тиктакане tikání tik das Ticken χτύπος, τικ τακ tictac tiksumine صدای تک تک tikitys tic-tac טִקטוּק घड़ी की टिकटिक kuckanje (sata) ketyegés detikan tif tic, tic-tac チクタク (시계 등의) ‘똑딱’ 소리 tiksėjimas tikšķēšana bunyi detik getik tikking tykanie tiquetaque tic-tac тиканье tikanie tiktakanje tik, tak tickande เสียงดังติ๊ก ๆ tıkırtı, tik-tak sesi 鐘錶的滴答聲 цокання گھڑي وغيرہ کي مسلسل آواز tiếng tích tắc 钟表的滴答声

2 a moment Wait a tick! oomblik تكَّه ، لَحْظَه миг okamžik øjeblik der Augenblick στιγμή instante, segundo hetk لحظه؛ دم hetki instant רֶגַע क्षण tren, trenutak pillanat sesaat andartak attimo 瞬間 잠시 minutėlė mirklis sekejap momentje øyeblikk moment segundinho moment момент; секунда okamih trenutek sekund ögonblick ช่วงขณะหนึ่ง an, saniye 一剎那間 мить لمحہ một lát 一刹那间

v

to make a sound like this Your watch ticks very loudly! tik يَتِك тиктакам tikat tikke ticken κάνω τικ τακ hacer tictac tiksuma تک تک کردن tikittää tictaquer לְטַקטֵק टिक करना kuckati ketyeg berdetik tifa ticchettare チクタク音を立てる ‘똑딱’ 소리를 내다 tiksėti tikšķēt berdetik tikken tikke tykać fazer tiquetaque a ticăi тикать tikať tiktakati kucati ticka ส่งเสียงดังติ๊ก ๆ tıkırdamak 滴答滴答地響 цокати ٹک ٹک کي آواز نکالنا kêu tích tắc 滴答滴答地响

---

tick²

n tick [tik]

a mark ( ) used to show that something is correct, has been noted etc. merkie عَلامَة صَح знак odškrtnutí hak das Häckchen σημάδι τσεκαρίσματος marca, señal linnuke تیک rasti coche סִימַן וִי किलनी, किलना kvačica pipa (jegyzékben) tanda v (hak)merki spunta, (segno di controllo) 点検の印 (점검, 대조의) 작은 표시 paukščiukas, varnelė ķeksītis tanda rait streepje kryss, hake, merke ptaszek, odfajkowanie sinal bifare галочка odškrtnutie kljukica štikliranje bock, kråka เครื่องหมายขีด doğru/kontrol edildi işareti 對...標上記號以示正確 галочка صحيح کا نشان، نشان dấu kiểm 对...标上记号以示正确

v

(often withoff) to put this mark beside an item or name on a list etc She ticked everything off on the list. merk يَضَع عَلامَة صَح отбелязвам odškrtnout markere; hakke af abhaken τσεκάρω, σημαδεύω señalar, marcar linnukesega märkima تیک زدن rastittaa cocher לְסַמֵן וִי टिकटिक की आवाज करना označiti kvačicom kipipál memberi tanda v merkja/setja hak við spuntare, (segnare a margine) 点検の印をつける 점검(대조)표를 하다, 체크하다 (pa)žymėti, (pa)dėti paukščiuką/varnelę atzīmēt ar ķeksīti merait aanstrepen krysse av, merke odfajkować assinalar a bifa отмечать галочкой odškrtnúť odkljukati štiklirati pricka (bocka) av ทำเครื่องหมายขีด (ของบางสิ่ง) doğru/kontrol edildi işareti koymak 對...標以記號 робити позначку, ставити галочку صحيح کا نشان لگانا đánh dấu 对...标以记号

tick (someone) off, give (someone) a ticking off

to scold someone The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late. raas gee يُوَبِّخ порицавам vyhubovat skælde ud das Zusammenstauchen κατσαδιάζω reñir, regañar, cantar las cuarenta (kellelegi) peapesu tegema سرزنش کردن nuhdella engueuler, passer un savon à לִנזוֹף फटकारना, डांटना koriti, očitati bukvicu felbosszant, bántja a csőrét menegur skamma, setja ofan í við (fare una ramanzina) 叱る 꾸짖다 atskaityti pamokslą, išbarti norāt; ņemt priekšā memarahi berispen gi (noen) en overhaling besztać repreender a trage un perdaf давать нагоняй (кому-л.) zvoziť ošteti izgrditi läxa upp, ge en uppsträckning ด่าว่า (birini) azarlamak/paylamak 斥責 насварити ڈانٹنا quở trách 斥责

tick (someone) off

(American) (slang) to make someone angry He really ticked me off; It ticks me off when you speak like that. kwaad maak يُغْضِب، يُغيظ ядосвам naštvat gøre vred nerven, anpissen εκνευρίζω (μτφ.) irritar, poner de los nervios, fastidiar; cabrear vihastama عصبانی کردن suututtaa embêter לְעַצבֵּן rasrditi, razljutiti membuat marah (mandare qualcuno su tutte le furie) 노하게 만들다 siutinti membuat sso marah kwaad maken gjøre forbannet wkurzać (kogoś) выводить из себя (кого-л.) nahnevať (koho) razkuriti nervirati göra ngn arg ทำให้โกรธ kızdırmak, damarına basmak （俚）使某人生氣 вивести з рівноваги غصہ دلانا làm ai phát giận （俚）使某人生气

tick over

to run quietly and smoothly at a gentle pace The car's engine is ticking over. loop glad تَدور الآلَه بِهُدوء ونُعومَه бръмча běžet hladce/naprázdno gå i tomgang leerlaufen δουλεύω ρολόι (autom) marchar al ralentí; ir tirando; funcionar a ritmo lento popsuma آرام حرکت کردن؛ بد کار کردن käydä joutokäynnillä tourner au ralenti לִפעוֹל בְּטוּרִים נְמוּכִים (गियर से) मुक्त चलना raditi tiho i polako csendesen jár berjalan mulus mala, ganga mjúkt (girare al minimo) アイドリングする 공전(空轉)을 시키다 dirbti tuščiąja eiga lēni ripot/kustēties (ar izslēgtu dzinēju) masih hidup stationair draaien gå på tomgang chodzić na jałowym biegu trabalhar a merge în ralanti тихо работать (на холостом ходу) bežať hladko / naprázdno teči v prostem teku, v prazno raditi u leru gå jämnt, gå på tomgång ดำเนินไปช้า ๆ rölantide çalışmak （發動機等）輕而平穩地轉動 їхати з вимкненим двигуном آرام سے چلنا chạy êm （发动机等）轻而平稳地转动

adj ticked off

(American) (slang) angry. kwaad غاضِب ядосан naštvaný vred angepisst νευριασμένος (λαϊκ.) cabreado vihane عصبانی vihainen agacé, ennuyé מְעוּצבָּן गुस्सा ljut, bijesan dühös, pipa marah (su tutte le furie) 화나게 하다 niršus, tūžmingas dusmīgs, nokaitināts marah kwaad sint, forbannet zezłoszczony, wkurzony рассерженный nahnevaný razkurjen iznerviran arg โกรธ kızmış 生氣的 виведений з рівноваги ناراض، غصہ ميں giận dữ 生气的

---

tick³

n tick [tik]

a type of small, blood-sucking insect Our dog has ticks. luis قُرادَه، حَشَرَه تَمْتَص الدَّم кърлеж klíště skovflåt; mide die Zecke τσιμπούρι garrapata puuk کنه punkki tique קַרצִייָה पशुओं के शरीर में पड़ने वाले कीड़े जैसे किलनी, जूं आदि अपजीवि कृमि krpelj kullancs kutu farmaur, stórmaur, blóðmaur zecca だに 진드기 erkė ērce sengkenit teek blodmidd, flått kleszcz carraça căpuşă клещ kliešť klop buva fästing แมลงดูดกินเลือดเป็นอาหาร เช่น หมัด ไร เห็บ kene 扁蝨 кліщ چيچڑي، خون چوسنے والا کيڑا con bét, con ve 扁虱

---

tick → حشرة القرادة, يُتَكْتك zatrhávací značka, zatrhnout hak, sætte hak ved ankreuzen, Häkchen τσεκάρω, τσιμπούρι marca, marcar ruksata, ruksi cocher, tic-tac krpelj, kucati segno di spunta, ticchettare 照合の印, 照合の印をつける 체크 표시, 체크하다 teek, tikken tikke, tikking zakreślenie, zaznaczyć sinal de visto, ticar, tique тиканье, тикать fästing, ticka เครื่องหมายถูก, ทำเครื่องหมาย im, imleme đánh dấu, dấu kiểm 勾号, 打勾