tick

/tɪk/ · noun

Meaning

A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.
A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.
A jiffy (unit of time defined by basic timer frequency).
A short period of time, particularly a second.
A periodic increment of damage or healing caused by an ongoing status effect.
A mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement.
To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands in an analog clock.
To make a tick or checkmark.
To work or operate, especially mechanically.
To strike gently; to pat.
To add a bird to a list of birds that have been seen (or heard).
Ticking.
A sheet that wraps around a mattress; the cover of a mattress, containing the filling.
Credit, trust.
To go on trust, or credit.
To give tick; to trust.
(place names) A goat.

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