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TICK

Definition:

[noun] a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock"
Synonyms: ing
[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 role he put a check mark by each student's name"
Synonyms: check mark, check
[noun] a light mattress
[verb] make a clicking or ticking sound; "The clock ticked away"
Synonyms: click
[verb] make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight"
Synonyms: tock, tack, beat
[verb] sew; "tick a mattress"
Synonyms: re
[verb] put a check mark on or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"
Synonyms: check, check off, mark, mark off, off