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Meaning oftickin English

tick

Pluralticks
Past Tenseticked
Participle Verbticking
Third Person Singularticks

Definitions

Noun
1. a small arachnid (found in woodlands)
2. a sharp, repetitive sound (from machinery)
3. a mark or unit (of measurement)
  The clock made a tick every second.
4. a fixed time period (in a game)
  The player had to make a move within one tick.
5. a brief time period (one second)
  The system will update every tick to reflect new data.
6. a mark (✓) for agreement or correctness
  The teacher put a tick next to the correct answer.
Verb
1. to make a checkmark; confirm
  She will tick the boxes to confirm her choices.
2. to strike or pat gently
  The mother ticked her child's forehead to soothe the fever.
3. to function or run (mechanically)
  The machine will tick smoothly after maintenance.

Compounds / Phrases

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