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IELTS BNC: 5977 COCA: 7358

tick
1 tick /ˈtɪk/ noun
plural ticks
1 tick
/ˈtɪk/
noun
plural ticks
Learner's definition of TICK
1 
[singular] : a small, quick sound that is made by a machine (such as a clock) and that often occurs in a series to produce a rhythm（钟表等的）嘀嗒声
2 
[count] chiefly British : the time that it takes a clock to make one tick : a very short period of time一刹那；片刻
3 
[count] chiefly British : a mark ✓ that is used to show that something (such as an item on a list) has been noted, done, etc. : check对号，钩号（✓）
— compare 3tick, 4tick
2 tick /ˈtɪk/ verb
ticks; ticked; ticking
2 tick
/ˈtɪk/
verb
ticks; ticked; ticking
Learner's definition of TICK
1 
[no object] : to make a small, quick, and often rhythmic tapping sound发出嘀嗒声
2 
[no object] : to continue to work or function in a normal way : run正常运转
3 
[+ object] chiefly British : to mark (something) with a written tick (✓) : check打钩；做记号
— often + off
4 
[+ object] : to touch (something) quickly or lightly轻触；轻击

tick away/by/past

[phrasal verb] of time
: to pass or go by（时间）流逝

tick off

[phrasal verb]
1 
tick (someone) off or tick off (someone)
a  US, informal : to make (someone) angry激怒
b  British : to criticize (someone) strongly : to tell (someone) in an angry way that he or she did something wrong斥责
2 
tick (someone or something) off or tick off (someone or something)
a  US : to say the name of (someone or something) as part of a list列举
b  : to count or mark things as they pass数数；做标记
— see also 2tick 3 (above)

tick over

[phrasal verb]
1 
chiefly British, of a vehicle's engine : to run at a very low speed（发动机）低速运转，空转
2 
British : to run or proceed in a steady but slow way稳定缓慢运行

what makes someone tick

informal
: the things that cause someone to behave a certain way : the feelings, opinions, concerns, etc., that are parts of someone's personality造成某人有某种表现的原因
3 tick /ˈtɪk/ noun
plural ticks
3 tick
/ˈtɪk/
noun
plural ticks
Learner's definition of TICK
[count]
: a very small insect that attaches itself to the skin of larger animals or people and drinks their blood扁虱；壁虱 — see also deer tick
— compare 1tick, 4tick
4 tick /ˈtɪk/ noun
4 tick
/ˈtɪk/
noun
Learner's definition of TICK
[noncount] British, old-fashioned
: an agreement to pay for something after a period of time : credit赊欠；赊购
— compare 1tick, 3tick
IELTS BNC: 5977 COCA: 7358

tick

1 of 5

noun (1)

ˈtik How to pronounce tick (audio)
1
a
: a light rhythmic audible tap or beat
also : a series of such ticks
b
: the time taken by the tick of a clock : moment
2
: a small spot or mark
especially : one used to direct attention to something, to check an item on a list, or to represent a point on a scale
3
a
finance : the minimum amount by which the price of a security can move upward or downward
The minimum price fluctuation is called a "tick." Gerald Warfield
also : a stock market transaction at a price above or below the last previous transaction in the same security or the change in price that such a transaction represents
an upward/downward tick
The telegraph, and then the stock ticker, provided a number of advantages … . The ticker was named for its characteristic sound when printing; to this day, any movement of a stock's price is called a "tick." Joe Janes
Note that I assume none of you plan to spend your golden years watching the market tick by tick and jumping in and out of stocks. Barry Ritholtz
b
: a small amount
… Wednesday's fifth episode drew 12.3 same-day million viewers, up a tick from the previous week's 12.2 million. Gary Levin
see also downtick, uptick

tick

2 of 5

verb

ticked; ticking; ticks

intransitive verb

1
: to make the sound of a tick or a series of ticks
2
: to operate as a functioning mechanism : run
tried to understand what made him tick
the motor was ticking over quietly

transitive verb

1
: to mark with a written tick : check
—usually used with off
ticked off each item in the list
2
: to mark, count, or announce by or as if by ticking beats
a meter ticking off the cab fare
3
: to touch with a momentary glancing blow
ticked the ball

tick

3 of 5

noun (2)

1
: any of a superfamily (Ixodoidea) of bloodsucking acarid arachnids that are larger than the related mites, attach themselves to warm-blooded vertebrates to feed, and include important vectors of infectious diseases
2
: any of various usually wingless parasitic dipteran flies compare sheep ked

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tick

4 of 5

noun (3)

1
: the fabric case of a mattress, pillow, or bolster
also : a mattress consisting of a tick and its filling
2
: ticking entry 1

tick

5 of 5

noun (4)

chiefly British
: credit, trust
also : a credit account

Synonyms

Verb

Example Sentences

Verb I could hear the clock tick . His old heart is still ticking. Tick the box next to your choice.

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English tek pat, light stroke; akin to Middle High German zic light push

Noun (2)

Middle English tyke, teke; akin to Middle High German zeche tick, Armenian tiz

Noun (3)

Middle English tike, probably from Middle Dutch (akin to Old High German ziahha tick), from Latin theca cover, from Greek thēkē case; akin to Greek tithenai to place — more at do

Noun (4)

short for ticket entry 1

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1680, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1721, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (3)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (4)

1642, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tick was in the 14th century

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IELTS BNC: 5977 COCA: 7358
tick

verb¹

 1of a clock, etc.鐘錶ADVERB➤loudly發出響亮的滴答聲▸➤relentlessly不斷地嘀嗒響▸➤away（時間）滴滴答答地流逝◇The clock ticked relentlessly away on the mantelpiece.壁爐台上的時鐘滴答不止。
tick

verb²

 2 (BrE) put a mark (✓) next to sth打鈎  ➡ see also check ADVERB➤simply簡單地打個鈎◇To take advantage of this extra bonus offer, simply tick the box on your order form.要得到這項額外優惠，只要在訂單上的方框裏打個鈎就行了。➤mentally心裏做記號▸➤off打鈎標記⋯◇She mentally ticked off the names of the people she had already spoken to.她在心裏記下已經談過話的人的名字。
tick

verb

 ●tick over (BrE) ADVERB➤nicely運轉良好◇The business is ticking over nicely at the moment.目前業務運轉良好。➤still還在運轉PHRASES➤keep things ticking over使事情照常進行◇Morrison had kept things ticking over in my absence.我不在時莫里森使一切照常運轉。

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