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tick

/tɪk/noun, verb1 syllable

Tick means: put a check mark on or near or next to.

Synonyms for tick39

noun, as in a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.

check mark, check

noun, as in a metallic tapping sound

ticking

verb, as in put a check mark on or near or next to

check, check off, mark, mark off, tick off, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into, see, insure
and 5 more, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure

verb, as in make a sound like a clock or a timer

ticktock, ticktack, beat

verb, as in make a clicking or ticking sound

click

verb, as in sew

retick

also used for tick

jiffy, sec, tic, bat of an eye, bit, blink of an eye, crack, eyeblink, flash, glimpse, checkmark, credit, trust

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What does tick mean?8

verb

1

put a check mark on or near or next to“Please check each name on the list”

2

make a sound like a clock or a timer“the clocks were ticking”

3

make a clicking or ticking sound“The clock ticked away”

4

sew“tick a mattress”

noun

1

a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.“as he called the roll he put a check mark by each student's name”

2

a metallic tapping sound“he counted the ticks of the clock”

3

any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals

4

a light mattress

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with tick?22

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Tick in a sentence

  • She finished her exam, then watched the clock tick away until time was up.Auride
  • Hey, steer clear of the boss today, he seems really ticked off about something.darinmex
  • You're not usually prone to anger, so what ticked you off?karloelkebekio
  • I like to take things apart to see what makes them tick.darinmex
  • She makes content that is designed to tick people off.frpzzd
  • It is so quiet one can hear the clock tick behind the wall.bmarrow
  • It is so quiet you can hear the clock tick behind the wall.bmarrow
  • I have a tick in the back of my knee.MarijnKp

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of tick

as a noun

plural
ticks

as a verb

past tense
ticked
present participle
ticking
third-person singular
ticks
past participle
ticked