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Definition of 'tick'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) , from (etyl), compare (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m).
Noun
( en-noun)
A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
Derived terms
* tick bean
* tick trefoil
Etymology 2
From (etyl)
Noun
( en-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 .
(computing) A jiffy (unit of time defined by basic timer frequency).
(colloquial) A short period of time, particularly a second.
- I'll be back in a tick .
(Australian|NZ|British) a mark () made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement; checkmark
- Indicate that you are willing to receive marketing material by putting a tick in the box
A lifer (bird seen by a birdwatcher for the first time) that is uninteresting and routine, thus merely a tick mark on a list.
The whinchat; so called from its note.
Derived terms
* full as a tick
* tick bite
* ticker
( rel-mid3)
* ticking
* tick off
* tick over
( rel-mid3)
* tick-tack
* tick-tock
( rel-bottom)
Verb
( en-verb)
To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands in an analog clock.
To make a tick mark.
(informal) 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.
* Latimer
- Stand not ticking and toying at the branches.
Derived terms
* tick all the boxes
Etymology 3
From (etyl) (m), probably from (etyl), from (etyl)
Noun
(uncountable) Ticking.
A sheet that wraps around a mattress; the cover of a mattress, containing the filling.
Synonyms
* ticking
Derived terms
* ticking
Etymology 4
From (m)
Noun
( en-noun)
(UK|colloquial) Credit, trust.
* 1974 , (GB Edwards), The Book of Ebenezer Le Page , New York 2007, p. 190:
- He paid his mother-in-law rent and, when the baker or the butcher or the grocer wouldn't let her have any more on tick , he paid the bills.
Similar to 'tick'thick, took, teek, tack, tik, thack, teak, tweak, tusk, task, tuck, tyek, tweek, tock, tteok, tsk, tawk, thock, thwok, teuk
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