tick

B1
Pronunciation
/tɪk/
/tɪk/
Noun
13 definition(s)
1 Definition

A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.

2 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • The steady tick of the clock provided a comforting background for the conversation.
3 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • At midday, the long bond is up a tick.
4 Definition

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

5 Definition

A short period of time, particularly a second.

Synonyms
sec
Example Sentences
  • I'll be back in a tick.
6 Definition

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

7 Definition

A mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement.

Synonyms
checkmark
Example Sentences
  • Indicate that you are willing to receive marketing material by putting a tick in the box
8 Definition

A bird seen (or heard) by a birdwatcher, for the first time that day, year, trip, etc., and thus added to a list of observed birds.

9 Definition

The whinchat.

10 Definition

Ticking.

11 Definition

A sheet that wraps around a mattress; the cover of a mattress, containing the filling.

12 Definition

Credit, trust.

Synonyms
credit trust
13 Definition

(place names) A goat.

Example Sentences
  • Tickenhall Drive
Verb
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

2 Definition

To make a tick or checkmark.

3 Definition

To work or operate, especially mechanically.

Example Sentences
  • He took the computer apart to see how it ticked.
4 Definition

To strike gently; to pat.

5 Definition

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

6 Definition

To go on trust, or credit.

7 Definition

To give tick; to trust.