tick (Meaning)
tick (n)
a metallic tapping sound
any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
a light mattress
tick (v)
make a clicking or ticking sound
make a sound like a clock or a timer
sew
put a check mark on or near or next to
tick (n.)
Credit; trust; as, to buy on, or upon, tick.
Any one of numerous species of large parasitic mites which attach themselves to, and suck the blood of, cattle, dogs, and many other animals. When filled with blood they become ovate, much swollen, and usually livid red in color. Some of the species often attach themselves to the human body. The young are active and have at first but six legs.
Any one of several species of dipterous insects having a flattened and usually wingless body, as the bird ticks (see under Bird) and sheep tick (see under Sheep).
The cover, or case, of a bed, mattress, etc., which contains the straw, feathers, hair, or other filling.
Ticking. See Ticking, n.
A quick, audible beat, as of a clock.
Any small mark intended to direct attention to something, or to serve as a check.
The whinchat; -- so called from its note.
tick (v. i.)
To go on trust, or credit.
To give tick; to trust.
To make a small or repeating noise by beating or otherwise, as a watch does; to beat.
To strike gently; to pat.
tick (v. t.)
To check off by means of a tick or any small mark; to score.
Synonyms & Antonyms of tick
tick Sentence Examples
- The clock's pendulum made a soft tick every second.
- The timepiece ticked away relentlessly, marking the passing minutes.
- The tick of a cricket echoed through the summer night.
- The ticking of the watch was a constant reminder of time's relentless march.
- The bomb's timer ticked down, sending shivers down my spine.
- The tiny tick of a flea could be felt on my skin.
- The tick of a metronome helped me keep a steady rhythm.
- The clock's tick became a lullaby, soothing me to sleep.
- The tick of a stopwatch measured the passage of time with precision.
- The tick of a Geiger counter indicated the presence of radiation.
FAQs About the word tick
a metallic tapping sound, any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals, a mark indicating that
beat, moment, twinkle, second, wink, flash, heartbeat, crack,minute, instant
No antonyms found.
The clock's pendulum made a soft tick every second.
The timepiece ticked away relentlessly, marking the passing minutes.
The tick of a cricket echoed through the summer night.
The ticking of the watch was a constant reminder of time's relentless march.
