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tick n. [
ticking] a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock"
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tick v. [
click] make a clicking or ticking sound; "The clock ticked away"
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tick n. any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
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tick v. [
ticktock, ticktack, beat] make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight"
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tick n. [
check mark, check] a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.; "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name"
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