tick
/tɪk/ verb B1- To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands of an analog clock.
- To make a tick or checkmark.
- To work or operate, especially mechanically. · He took the computer apart to see how it ticked.· I wonder what makes her tick.
- To strike gently; to pat.
- To add (a bird) to a list of birds that have been seen (or heard).
He/she/it ticks · Past ticked · Past participle ticked · -ing form ticking
Verb forms
- Base form
- tick
- He/she/it
- ticks
- Past
- ticked
- Past participle
- ticked
- -ing form
- ticking
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- tick away To count down to zero (i.e. signaling the end (or start) ...
- tick by Synonym of tick past.
- tick down To count the time down to zero.
- tick off To sign an item on a list with a tick mark, especially as...
- tick on Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tick, ...
- tick over to idle (to run at a slow speed, or out of gear).
From the library
Later on she made her bed less successfully, for she had never learned the art of wrestling with a feather tick.
There is no ticking clock to rush the players or the fans.
The rhythmic ticking of the grand clock echoed loudly while Elara held her breath, anticipating a storm of defensive indignation.
Other matches
- tick A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida. B1
- tick To go on trust, or credit. C2
- tick A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally ma... C2
- tick Ticking. C2
- tick away To count down to zero
- tick by Synonym of tick past.
- tick down To count the time down to zero.
- tick off To sign an item on a list with a tick mark, esp...
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