tick

noun countable

UK /tɪk/

Word Forms

singular	tick
plural	ticks

1
Britishthe symbol ✓ that you write next to an answer to show that it is correct, or next to something on a list to show that it has been done
Put a tick in the box next to your answer.
Synonyms and related words
Miscellaneous written symbols
©
arrow
asterisk
2
usually singularSound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬the sound that some clocks and watches make every second
Synonyms and related words
Short and high sounds
beep
bleep
chirp
1. 2a
  informala very short time
  Synonyms and related words
  Moments and short periods of time
  moment
  second
  instant
3
an insect that sucks your blood
Synonyms and related words
Types of insect
ant
aphid
bedbug
Synonyms and related words
Parasites
cryptosporidium
flea
hookworm

phrases

on tick

tick

noun

US /tɪk/

Word Forms

singular	tick
plural	ticks

1
countable an insect that sucks your blood
Synonyms and related words
Types of insect
ant
aphid
bedbug
Synonyms and related words
Parasites
cooties
cryptosporidium
flea
2
countable usually singularSound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬the sound that some clocks and watches make every second
Synonyms and related words
Short and high sounds
beep
bleep
chirp
1. 2a
  mainly Britishinformala very short time
  Synonyms and related words
  Moments and short periods of time
  moment
  second
  instant
3
Britisha check that you write next to a correct answer
Synonyms and related words
Miscellaneous written symbols
©
arrow
asterisk

phrases

on tick

tick

verb

UK /tɪk/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	tick
he/she/it	ticks
present participle	ticking
past tense	ticked
past participle	ticked

1
intransitive Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬if a clock or a watch ticks, it makes a quiet sound every second
Synonyms and related words
What clocks and watches do
gain
keep time
lose
2
transitive Britishto mark something with the symbol ✓ to show that it is correct or that you have dealt with it. The American word is check
Tick the sentence that best describes your feelings.
Synonyms and related words
To write a mark on a document
mark
tick
cross out
3
tick all the boxes
to have all the necessary characteristics
I believe he ticks all the boxes. He has great skills.
Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 04/11/2018
Open Dictionary - November2018

phrases

what makes someone tick

phrasal verbs

tick away

tick off

tick over

tick up

tick

verb

US /tɪk/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	tick
he/she/it	ticks
present participle	ticking
past tense	ticked
past participle	ticked

1
intransitive Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬if a clock or a watch ticks, it makes a quiet sound every second
Synonyms and related words
What clocks and watches do
gain
keep time
lose
2
transitive Britishto check something that is correct or something that has been dealt with
Tick the sentence that best describes your feelings.
Synonyms and related words
To write a mark on a document
mark
check
cross out
3
tick all the boxes
to have all the necessary characteristics
I believe he ticks all the boxes. He has great skills.
Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 04/11/2018
Open Dictionary - November2018

phrases

what makes someone tick

phrasal verbs

tick away

tick off

tick over

tick up

tick

tick

tick ​‌

tick all the boxes

tick ​‌

tick all the boxes

tick

tick