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tick¹ Definition

tick (tik)

noun

  1. a light touch; pat
  2. a light clicking or tapping sound, as that made by the escapement of a watch or clock
  3. a mark (✓, /, etc.) made to check off items; check mark

  4. Etymology: from the time needed for one tick of a clock

    Brit., Informal moment; instant

Etymology: ME tek, prob. < Gmc echoic base > Du tikk, MHG zicken, to tick

intransitive verb

  1. to make a tick or series of ticks, as a clock
  2. Informal to function characteristically or well; operate; work what makes him tick?

transitive verb

  1. to indicate, record, or count by a tick or ticks
  2. Chiefly Brit. to mark or check off (an item on a list, etc.) with a tick: usually with off

tick¹ Idioms

tick off

  1. Brit., Informal to reprimand
  2. ☆ Slang to make angry or irritable
tick² Definition

tick (tik)

noun

  1. any of a superfamily (Ixodoidea, order Parasitiformes) of wingless, bloodsucking mites, including many species that transmit diseases and are usually parasitic on humans, cattle, sheep, etc.
  2. any of various degenerate, two-winged, parasitic insects

Etymology: ME teke < OE ticia (? for ticca), akin to MDu teke, Ger zecke < IE base *deiĝh-, to prickle, itch > Arm tiz, tick, MIr dega, stag beetle

tick³ Definition

tick (tik)

noun

  1. a cloth case or covering that is filled with cotton, feathers, hair, etc. to form a mattress or pillow
  2. Informal ticking

Etymology: LME tykke, akin to MDu tyke, both prob. < early WGmc borrowing < L theca, a cover, sheath: see theca

tick4 Definition

tick (tik)

noun

Chiefly Brit., Informal credit; trust to buy something on tick

Etymology: contr. < ticket

tick Synonyms

tick

n.

  1. A light beat

    clock-tick, beat, tick-tock, click, tap, light rap, slight blow, metallic sound.

  2. An insect

    parasite, bloodsucker, arachnid, acarida, louse, mite; see also insect, pest 1.

    Ticks include: cattle, sheep, bird, wood, deer.

  3. A mattress

    feather tick, straw tick, cornhusk tick, pillow, cushion; see also bed 1, mattress.

tick Finance Definition
The minimum price movement on a futures contract. If the tick is up, it is called an uptick; if it is down, it is called a downtick.
tick Usage Examples

Object

  • box: Please tick a box to indicate your payment method.
  • checkbox: To include a field in your data tick the checkbox next to the field name.
  • clock: The song starts with the sound of a heartbeat fading in, to which some of the ticking clocks from Time are added.
  • box(es: To enable Bayer to send you information on the products available, please tick the relevant box(es ) and complete your details.
  • timebomb: It has become known as Norfolk's ticking timebomb.
  • checkboxes: The feed is created by ticking checkboxes in a list.

Converse of object

  • remove: Remove the tick from the Enabled box next to Email.

Adjective modifier

  • infected: This method however could yield false negatives if single infected ticks failed to cause clinical disease ( Norval et al. , 1990 ).

Modifies a noun

  • infestation: There are just no shortcuts to preventing flea and tick infestation.
  • box: Note the 2 tick boxes at the bottom of the panel, under the heading " Delivery " .
  • 'yes: Tick 'yes ' if the rent can go up or down.
  • bite: Cats and dogs become infected through tick bites or when they hunt or eat infected rabbits, hares or rodents.
  • 'no: Tick 'no ' if the rent can only go up.
  • mark: Tick marks on Which side of the graph to draw ticks.

Noun used with modifier

  • clock: What we are doing here is looking for a page unused since the last period ( clock tick?

Followed by a transitive particle

  • off: Choose to do one of our multi-day trips, or tick off a classic tour around various islands.

Preposition: in

  • box: Put a tick in the box at the top of the screen to include typographical variants in your search.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • over: My job is just to keep the station ticking over happily.
  • along: It seems to be ticking along pretty idly at the moment, serving about 20 people.
  • off: The more you tick off, the nearer you are getting nearer to your aim!