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tick
noun
verb
A metallic tapping sound
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noun
A metallic tapping sound
“He counted the ticks of the clock”
noun
Any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
noun
A mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
“As he called the roll he put a check mark by each student's name”
noun
A light mattress
verb
Make a clicking or ticking sound
“The clock ticked away”
verb
Make a sound like a clock or a timer
“The clocks were ticking”
verb
Sew
“Tick a mattress”
verb
Put a check mark on or near or next to
“Please check each name on the list”
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He counted the ticks of the clock
As he called the roll he put a check mark by each student's name
The clock ticked away
The clocks were ticking
The grandfather clock beat midnight
Tick a mattress
Please check each name on the list
Tick off the items
Mark off the units
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