1. tick - noun
· a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock"
Synonym(s): ticking
Hypernym(s): sound
2. tick - noun
· any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
Hypernym(s): acarine
3. tick - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): check_mark, check
Hypernym(s): mark
4. tick - noun
· a light mattress
Hypernym(s): mattress
5. tick - verb
· make a clicking or ticking sound; "The clock ticked away"
Synonym(s): click
6. tick - verb
· make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight"
Synonym(s): ticktock, ticktack, beat
7. tick - verb
· sew; "tick a mattress"
Synonym(s): retick
Hypernym(s): sew, run_up, sew_together, stitch
8. tick - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): check, check_off, mark, mark_off, tick_off
Hypernym(s): verify
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