tick

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/tɪk/

noun 10verb 7

Collocations

(verb.) of a clock, etc.

ADV

loudly | relentlessly

away

The seconds ticked away while we waited nervously for the exam results.

(verb.) mark sth with a tick

ADV

simply

If you agree with the terms, simply tick the checkbox before submitting your application.

mentally

off

He ticked off each item on the shopping list as he put it in his basket.

PHRASAL VERBS tick along/over

ADV

nicely

My old car has been ticking over nicely since we had it serviced last month.

still

PHRASES

keep things ticking over

While I was on vacation, my assistant kept things ticking over at the office.

Definitions

noun

A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.

Sucking up all you can / Sucking up all you can suck and suck / Working up under my patience like a little tick / Fat little parasite (parasite) / Suck me dry / My fruit is bruised and borrowed / You thieving bastards / You have turned my blood cold and bitter

noun

A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.

The steady tick of the clock provided a comforting background for the conversation.

A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.

At midday, the long bond is up a tick.

A jiffy (unit of time defined by basic timer frequency).

A short period of time, particularly a second.

I'll be back in a tick.

A periodic increment of damage or healing caused by an ongoing status effect.

verb

To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands of an analog clock.

As 2020 ticked over into 2021, some 240 worksites were active on HS2's Phase 1 route between London and the West Midlands.

To make a tick or checkmark.

To work or operate, especially mechanically.

He took the computer apart to see how it ticked.

I wonder what makes her tick.

To strike gently; to pat.

Therefore you Preachers out vvith your ſvvords and ſtrike at the root; ſpeak againſt covetouſneſs, and cry out upon it. Stand not ticking and toying at the branches, nor at the boughs, for then there vvill be nevv boughs and branches ſpring again of them, but ſtrike at the root, […]

To add (a bird) to a list of birds that have been seen (or heard).

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Synonyms

noun — a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed

check

noun — a metallic tapping sound

ticking

verb — put a check mark on or near or next to

verb — sew

retick

verb — make a sound like a clock or a timer

verb — make a clicking or ticking sound

click

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

tick over

to idle (to run at a slow speed, or out of gear).

tick all the boxes

To fulfill all the requirements, especially as itemized in a list; to have all the needed characteristics; to complete all the steps in a process in an orderly manner.

As a presidential candidate, Sherzai ticked all the boxes. He is Pashtun; . . . he has the necessary respect . . . ; and he possesses a national reputation.

tick a lot of boxes

Synonym of tick all the boxes.

"It ticks a lot of boxes," he said, noting the Rochdale plan had a not primarily abstractive (NPA) score of 0.34, passing the ORR threshold of 0.3.

Example Bank

Sucking up all you can / Sucking up all you can suck and suck / Working up under my patience like a little tick / Fat little parasite (parasite) / Suck me dry / My fruit is bruised and borrowed / You

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The steady tick of the clock provided a comforting background for the conversation.

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At midday, the long bond is up a tick.

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I'll be back in a tick.

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As 2020 ticked over into 2021, some 240 worksites were active on HS2's Phase 1 route between London and the West Midlands.

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He took the computer apart to see how it ticked.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, tick is marked as informal, obsolete, colloquial, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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