tick
Definition
- n. a metallic tapping sound
- n. any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
- n. a light mattress
- v. make a sound like a clock or a timer
Word forms
- Present participle
- ticking
- Past tense
- ticked
- Past participle
- ticked
- Third person singular
- ticks
Example sentences
n.
I heard the tick of the clock as I waited for my turn.
vi.
The clock ticks steadily, marking the passage of time.
vt.
She ticked the items off her shopping list as she found them.