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tick
noun(tick)
a metallic tapping sound
Synonyms: ticking,
Examples:
He counted the ticks of the clock.
tick
verb(tick)
make a sound like a clock or a timer
Synonyms: beat, ticktack, ticktock,
Examples:
The clocks were ticking.
tick
verb(tick)
sew
Synonyms: retick,
Examples:
Tick a mattress.
tick
verb(tick)
make a clicking or ticking sound
Synonyms: click,
Examples:
The clock ticked away.
tick
noun(tick)
a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
Synonyms: check, check mark,
tick
verb(tick)
put a check mark on or near or next to
Synonyms: check, check off, mark, mark off, tick off,
Examples:
Tick off the items.
tick
noun(tick)
a light mattress
tick
noun(tick)
any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals

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