TICK

(noun) any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
(noun) a light mattress
(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 , check mark
(noun) a metallic tapping sound
"he counted the ticks of the clock"
synonyms : ticking
(verb) 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
(verb) sew
"tick a mattress"
synonyms : retick
(verb) make a sound like a clock or a timer
"the clocks were ticking", "the grandfather clock beat midnight"
synonyms : beat , ticktack , ticktock
(verb) make a clicking or ticking sound
"The clock ticked away"
synonyms : click

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