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    tick
    /tɪk/

    noun

    verb

    • 1. mark (an item) with a tick or select (a box) on a form, questionnaire, etc. to indicate that something has been chosen, checked, approved, or dealt with: British "just tick the appropriate box below" Similar markmark offcheck offindicate
    • 2. (of a clock or other mechanical device) make regular short, sharp sounds, typically one for every second of time that passes: "I could hear the clock ticking" Similar clickclacktick-tocksnick

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  2. TICK definition: 1. a mark ( ) that shows that something is correct or has been done: 2. a very short time: 3. the…. Learn more.

  3. Tick definition: a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.. See examples of TICK used in a sentence.

  4. The meaning of TICK is a light rhythmic audible tap or beat; also : a series of such ticks. How to use tick in a sentence.

  5. a very small creature like an insect that lives on and sucks the blood of other animals. Don Farrall/Photographer's Choice/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Arachnids.

  6. 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)

  7. Define tick. tick synonyms, tick pronunciation, tick translation, English dictionary definition of tick. 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...

  8. to sound or announce by a tick or ticks: The clock ticked the minutes. to mark with a tick or ticks; check (usually followed by off ); to tick off the items on the memo. Verb Phrases

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