tick in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
tick in Hindi हिन्दी
tick in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
tick in Sindhi سنڌي
tick in Telugu తెలుగు
tick in English
- tick⇄expr. tick off,
a. to mark or check off.
Ex. to tick off the items on a list.
b. (Figurative.) to say quickly; rattle off.
Ex. She now has so many clothes ... and she can tick off the labels as readily as if they were the names - tick⇄expr. tick over, (British.)
a. to run slowly without transmitting power; idle. A motor ticks over when it is out of gear and running slowly.
Ex. The engines were started and allowed to tick over for about 10 minutes or so, to warm up gradual - tick⇄noun 1. the quick, light sound made by a watch or clock.
2. a sound like it.
Ex. the tick of a moth against the windowpane.
3. (Informal, Figurative.) a moment or second; instant.
Ex. I'll be with you in a tick.
(SYN) jif - tick⇄tick (1), noun, verb.
- tick⇄tick (2), noun.
1. a tiny eight-legged animal, related to the spider, that attaches itself to the skin of mammals, birds, and reptiles and sucks their blood. Ticks carry various infectious diseases which attack people or animals.
Ex. Meanwhile - tick⇄tick (3), noun.
1. the cloth covering of a mattress or pillow.
2. (Informal.) ticking. - tick⇄tick (4), noun.
(Informal.) credit; trust.
Ex. to buy something on tick. This villainous habit of living upon tick (Robert L. Stevenson). - tick⇄v.i. 1. to make a tick or ticks.
Ex. The clock ticks louder and louder in a quiet room.
2. (Informal.) to function, work, or go.
Ex. What makes the gadget tick? - tick⇄v.t. 1. to mark off.
Ex. The clock ticked away the minutes.
2. to mark with a tick or ticks; check.
Ex. He ticked the items delivered one by one.