| tick | | |
| n. (event) | 1. tick, ticking | a metallic tapping sound.; "he counted the ticks of the clock" |
| ~ sound | the sudden occurrence of an audible event.; "the sound awakened them" |
| ~ ticktock, tictac, tocktact | steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock. |
| n. (animal) | 2. tick | any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals. |
| ~ acarina, order acarina | mites and ticks. |
| ~ acarine | mite or tick. |
| ~ hard tick, ixodid | ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head. |
| ~ argasid, soft tick | tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head. |
| n. (communication) | 3. check, check mark, tick | 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" |
| ~ mark | a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation).; "his answer was just a punctuation mark" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. tick | a light mattress. |
| ~ mattress | a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed. |
| v. (perception) | 5. click, tick | make a clicking or ticking sound.; "The clock ticked away" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| v. (perception) | 6. beat, tick, ticktack, ticktock | make a sound like a clock or a timer.; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| v. (contact) | 7. retick, tick | sew.; "tick a mattress" |
| ~ sew, sew together, stitch, run up | fasten by sewing; do needlework. |
| v. (cognition) | 8. check, check off, mark, mark off, tick, tick off | 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" |
| ~ check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, suss out, look into, go over | examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition.; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" |
| ~ receipt | mark or stamp as paid. |
| ~ insure, see to it, ascertain, ensure, check, assure, control, see | be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something.; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" |
| ~ verify | confirm the truth of.; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim" |
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