tick meaning and definition

TICK noun

Definition of tick (noun)

1. a metallic tapping sound
   • "he counted the ticks of the clock"
   • synonyms: ticking
2. any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
3. 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"
   • synonyms: check, check mark
4. a light mattress

TICK verb

Definition of tick (verb)

1. make a clicking or ticking sound
   • "The clock ticked away"
   • synonyms: click
2. make a sound like a clock or a timer
   • "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight"
   • synonyms: beat, ticktack, ticktock
3. sew
   • "tick a mattress"
   • synonyms: retick
4. 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"
   • synonyms: check, check off, mark, mark off, tick off