tick  /tɪk/

noun

1. a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock"

synset: tick, ticking

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

synset: tick

3. a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.; "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name"

synset: check_mark, check, tick

4. a light mattress

synset: tick

verb

1. make a clicking or ticking sound; "The clock ticked away"

synset: click, tick

2. make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight"

synset: tick, ticktock, ticktack, beat

3. sew; "tick a mattress"

synset: tick, retick

4. put a check mark on or near or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units"

synset: check, check_off, mark, mark_off, tick_off, tick

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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