tick

tick1 [ tık ] verb *

1. ) intransitive if a clock or watch ticks, it makes a quiet sound every second

2. ) transitive BRITISH to CHECK something that is correct or something that has been dealt with:

Tick the sentence that best describes your feelings.

what makes someone tick INFORMAL

the feelings and ideas that make someone behave the way they do

,tick a`way phrasal verb

1. ) tick away or tick by intransitive if time ticks away or ticks by, it passes

2. ) intransitive or transitive if a clock ticks away or ticks time away, it shows that time is passing

,tick `off phrasal verb transitive

1. ) BRITISH to CHECK OFF something on a list

2. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL to annoy someone

3. ) BRITISH INFORMAL to speak angrily to someone who has done something wrong

,tick `over phrasal verb intransitive BRITISH

1. ) to IDLE

2. ) INFORMAL to operate steadily but not very well

tick

tick 2 [ tık ] noun

1. ) count an insect that sucks your blood

2. ) count usually singular the sound that some clocks and watches make every second

a ) MAINLY BRITISH INFORMAL a very short time

3. ) BRITISH a CHECK that you write next to a correct answer

on tick BRITISH INFORMAL

on CREDIT (=paying later)