English dictionary
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English noun: tick | |||
| 1. | tick (event) a metallic tapping sound | ||
| Samples | He counted the ticks of the clock. | ||
| Synonyms | ticking | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sound | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ticktock, tictac, tocktact | ||
| 2. | tick (animal) any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acarine | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | argasid, hard tick, ixodid, soft tick | ||
| Member meronym | Acarina, order Acarina | ||
| 3. | tick (communication) a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc. | ||
| Samples | As he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name. | ||
| Synonyms | check, check mark | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mark | ||
| 4. | tick (artifact) a light mattress | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mattress | ||
English verb: tick | |||
| 1. | tick (perception) make a clicking or ticking sound | ||
| Samples | The clock ticked away. | ||
| Synonyms | click | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
| 2. | tick (perception) make a sound like a clock or a timer | ||
| Samples | The clocks were ticking. The grandfather clock beat midnight. | ||
| Synonyms | beat, ticktack, ticktock | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
| 3. | tick (contact) sew | ||
| Samples | Tick a mattress. | ||
| Synonyms | retick | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | run up, sew, sew together, stitch | ||
| 4. | tick (cognition) put a check mark on or near or next to | ||
| Samples | Please check each name on the list. Tick off the items. Mark off the units. | ||
| Synonyms | check, check off, mark, mark off, tick off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | verify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | receipt | ||
| Verb group | ascertain, assure, check, check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, control, ensure, go over, insure, look into, see, see to it, suss out | ||
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