tick

tick
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 the smallest amount by which the price of a security or future may fluctuate.
verb
1》 chiefly Brit. mark with a tick.
2》 make regular ticking sounds.
3》 (tick away/by/past) (of time) pass inexorably.
    ↘(tick along) proceed; progress.
4》 (tick over) (of an engine) run slowly in neutral.
    ↘Brit. work or function at a basic or minimum level.
5》 (tick someone off) Brit. informal reprimand or rebuke someone.
6》 (tick someone off) N. Amer. informal make someone annoyed or angry.
Phrases
what makes someone tick informal what motivates someone.
Origin
ME: prob. of Gmc origin.
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tick2
noun
1》 a parasitic arachnid which attaches itself to the skin, from which it sucks blood. [Suborder Ixodida: many species.]
    ↘informal a parasitic louse fly, especially the sheep ked.
2》 Brit. informal a worthless or contemptible person.
Origin
OE ticia, of Gmc origin.
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tick3
noun (in phr. on tick) on credit.
Origin
C17: appar. short for ticket in the phr. on the ticket, referring to a promise to pay.
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tick4
noun a fabric case stuffed with feathers or other material to form a mattress or pillow.
↘short for ticking.
Origin
ME: prob. Mid. Low Ger., MDu. tēke, or MDu. tīke, via W. Gmc from L. theca 'case', from Gk thēkē.

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