Meaning & Definition of Tick in English

1. A metallic tapping sound

• "He counted the ticks of the clock"

2. Any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis

• Feed on blood of warm-blooded animals

3. 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"

4. A light mattress

1. Make a clicking or ticking sound

• "The clock ticked away"

2. Make a sound like a clock or a timer

• "The clocks were ticking"

• "The grandfather clock beat midnight"

3. Sew

• "Tick a mattress"

4. Put a check mark on or near or next to

• "Please check each name on the list"

• "Tick off the items"

• "Mark off the units"