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31tick — I. /tɪk / (say tik) noun 1. a slight, sharp recurring click or beat, as of a clock. 2. Colloquial a moment or instant: hang on just a tick. 3. a small mark, as a hooked, sloping dash (formed by two strokes at an acute angle) serving to draw… …
32tick — tick1 /tik/, n. 1. a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock. 2. Chiefly Brit. Informal. a moment or instant. 3. a small dot, mark, check, or electronic signal, as used to mark off an item on a list, serve as a reminder, or… …
33tick — 1 noun 1 (C) a mark () written next to an answer, something on a list etc, to show that it is correct or has been dealt with check 2 (9) AmE: Put a tick in the box if you agree with this statement. 2 (C) a very small animal like an insect that… …
34tick — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a slight recurring click esp. that of a watch or clock. 2 esp. Brit. colloq. a moment; an instant. 3 a mark to denote correctness, check items in a list, etc. v. 1 intr. a (of a clock etc.) make ticks. b (foll. by away) (of time… …
35tick — {{11}}tick (n.1) parasitic blood sucking arachnid animal, O.E. ticia, from W.Gmc. *tik (Cf. M.Du. teke, Du. teek, O.H.G. zecho, Ger. Zecke tick ), of unknown origin. Fr. tique (mid 15c.), It. zecca are Germanic loan words. {{12}}tick (n.2) mid… …
36tick — I UK [tɪk] / US verb Word forms tick : present tense I/you/we/they tick he/she/it ticks present participle ticking past tense ticked past participle ticked * 1) [intransitive] if a clock or a watch ticks, it makes a quiet sound every second 2)… …
37tick — 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… …
38tick — I [[t]tɪk[/t]] n. 1) a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock 2) brit. Brit. Informal. a moment or instant 3) elo cv a small dot, mark, or electronic signal, as used to mark off an item on a list, serve as a reminder, or call …
39tick — I n. (colloq.) (esp. BE) credit on tick (to let smb. have smt. on tick) II n. (colloq.) (BE) moment in a tick (she ll be down in a tick) * * * [tɪk] (colloq.) (BE) [ moment ] in a tick (she ll be down in a tick) (colloq.) (esp. BE) [ credit ] on… …
40tick — tick1 noun 1》 Brit. a mark ( ) used to indicate that an item in a list or text is correct or has been chosen. 2》 a regular short, sharp sound, especially that made every second by a clock or watch. ↘Brit. informal a moment. 3》 Stock Exchange… …
