tick

/tik/
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tick

The teacher puts a tick next to the correct answer.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A short, sharp, recurring sound: A ticking sound, often made by a clock or similar mechanism.
    • A small mark (✓): A mark used to indicate that something is correct, chosen, or completed.
    • A small arachnid: A tiny, blood-sucking parasite that attaches to the skin of animals and humans.
    • A light mattress casing: The fabric cover for a mattress or pillow.

  2. Verb:

    • To make a ticking sound: To produce a series of short, sharp sounds, like a clock.
    • To mark with a tick (✓): To put a check mark next to an item to show it has been noted or approved.
Examples

  • Noun:

    • The only sound in the room was the steady tick of the clock.
    • Put a tick in the box next to your preferred option.
    • Be careful of ticks when walking in the long grass.
    • The tick of the mattress was made of sturdy cotton.

  • Verb:

    • The old clock ticked loudly in the hallway.
    • Please tick the boxes that apply to your situation.
Advanced Usage
  • "on the tick": Exactly on time; punctually.
    • The meeting started on the tick of nine.
  • "in a tick": Very soon; in a moment (informal British English).
    • I'll be with you in a tick.
Variants and Related Words
  • Tick off (phrasal verb): To mark items on a list with a tick as they are dealt with.
    • She ticked off the completed tasks.
  • Ticking (noun): A strong, durable fabric, often striped, used for mattress and pillow covers.
    • The pillow was covered in blue ticking.
  • Tick-tock (noun): The alternating sound of a clock, representing "tick" and "tock".
    • The tick-tock of the grandfather clock was soothing.
Synonyms
  • Noun (sound): Click, beat.
  • Noun (mark): Check mark, check.
  • Noun (arachnid): Mite (though mites are a different, related type of arachnid).
  • Verb (sound): Click, beat.
  • Verb (mark): Check off, mark.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Tick away/by: (Of time) to pass, often emphasized by the sound of a clock.
    • The seconds ticked away as we waited for the news.
  • Tick over: (British English)
    • (Of an engine) to run slowly while the vehicle is not moving.
      • He left the engine ticking over.
    • To continue functioning at a minimal or steady level.
      • Business is just ticking over during the summer.
Related Idioms
  • What makes someone tick: What motivates someone; what makes them behave the way they do.
    • I've never understood what makes him tick.
  • Tick all the boxes: To meet all the required criteria.
    • This candidate ticks all the boxes for the job.
tick

The teacher puts a tick next to the correct answer.

Noun
  1. a light mattress
  2. 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
  3. any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
  4. a metallic tapping sound
    • he counted the ticks of the clock
Verb
  1. 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
  2. sew
    • tick a mattress
  3. make a sound like a clock or a timer
    • the clocks were ticking
    • the grandfather clock beat midnight
  4. make a clicking or ticking sound
    • The clock ticked away

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