tick
/tɪk/tick
NOUNDefinition of tick
A tick is a mark, used to show that something is right.
Example: The teacher put a tick on the correct answer.
A tick is a small bug.
Example: The dog was scratching because it had a tick in its ear.
A tick is a clicking noise that keeps going.
Example: It was very quiet, and the only sound she could hear was the tick of the old clock.
A tick is small line used to show a measure or a count.
If something ticks, it is making clicking noises.
Example: The clocked ticked on as I waited.
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EXAMPLESExamples of tick
The teacher put a tick on the correct answer.
Example sentenceThe dog was scratching because it had a tick in its ear.
Example sentenceIt was very quiet, and the only sound she could hear was the tick of the old clock.
Example sentenceThe clocked ticked on as I waited.
Example sentenceIts a ticking time-bomb. (It is like the clock on the bomb is ticking as time runs out.)
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