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tick1 noun 1 a regular tapping or clicking sound, such as that made by a watch or clock. 2 Brit colloq a moment • Wait a tick. 3 a small mark, usually a downward-sloping line with the bottom part bent upwards, used to show that something is correct, to mark off items on a list once they are dealt with, etc. Compare cross noun 1. verb (ticked, ticking) 1 intrans said eg of a clock: to make a tick or ticks. 2 (usually tick away) intrans said of time: to pass steadily. 3 to mark it with a written tick. N Amer equivalent check. 4 (often tick something off) to count something (eg an item on a list) by marking a tick beside it. what makes someone tick colloq their underlying character and motivation.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c tek a little touch.

tick someone off colloq to scold them.

tick over 1 to function or work quietly and smoothly at a relatively gentle or moderate rate. 2 said of an engine: to idle.

tick1 noun 1 a regular tapping or clicking sound, such as that made by a watch or clock. 2 Brit colloq a moment • Wait a tick. 3 a small mark, usually a downward-sloping line with the bottom part bent upwards, used to show that something is correct, to mark off items on a list once they are dealt with, etc. Compare cross noun 1. verb (ticked, ticking) 1 intrans said eg of a clock: to make a tick or ticks. 2 (usually tick away) intrans said of time: to pass steadily. 3 to mark it with a written tick. N Amer equivalent check. 4 (often tick something off) to count something (eg an item on a list) by marking a tick beside it. what makes someone tick colloq their underlying character and motivation.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c tek a little touch.

tick someone off colloq to scold them.

tick over 1 to function or work quietly and smoothly at a relatively gentle or moderate rate. 2 said of an engine: to idle.

tick1 noun 1 a regular tapping or clicking sound, such as that made by a watch or clock. 2 Brit colloq a moment • Wait a tick. 3 a small mark, usually a downward-sloping line with the bottom part bent upwards, used to show that something is correct, to mark off items on a list once they are dealt with, etc. Compare cross noun 1. verb (ticked, ticking) 1 intrans said eg of a clock: to make a tick or ticks. 2 (usually tick away) intrans said of time: to pass steadily. 3 to mark it with a written tick. N Amer equivalent check. 4 (often tick something off) to count something (eg an item on a list) by marking a tick beside it. what makes someone tick colloq their underlying character and motivation.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c tek a little touch.

tick someone off colloq to scold them.

tick over 1 to function or work quietly and smoothly at a relatively gentle or moderate rate. 2 said of an engine: to idle.