tick

/tɪk/ nounverb
4 letters1 syllable10 points in Scrabble®11 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS8
NOUN
1

A metallic tapping sound.

“he counted the ticks of the clock”

2

A mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.

3

A light mattress.

4

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

VERB
1

Make a sound like a clock or a timer.

“the clocks were ticking”

2

Sew.

“tick a mattress”

3

Make a clicking or ticking sound.

“The clock ticked away”

4

Put a check mark on or near or next to.

“tick off the items”

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