Tick

Noun

 * 1)  A tiny woodland arthropod of the order Acarina.

Noun

 * 1) A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.
 * The steady tick of the clock provided a comforting background for the conversation.
 * 1) A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.
 * At midday, the long bond is up a tick.
 * 1)  A jiffy (unit of time defined by basic timer frequency).
 * 2)  A short period of time, particularly a second.
 * I'll be back in a tick.
 * 1)  a mark  made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement; checkmark
 * Indicate that you are willing to receive marketing material by putting a tick in the box

Derived terms

 * ticker
 * tick-tack
 * tick-tock


 * ticking
 * tick off
 * tick over

Verb

 * 1) To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands in an analog clock.
 * 2) To make a tick mark.

Noun

 * 1)  Ticking.
 * 2) A sheet that wraps around a mattress.

Noun

 * 1)  Credit, trust.
 * I bought my groceries at the corner shop on tick.

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