Tick

Quick meaning: Tick is a noun meaning A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.

Meaning

A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.

More Meanings

1. A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.
2. A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.
3. (computing) A jiffy (unit of time defined by basic timer frequency).
4. (colloquial) A short period of time, particularly a second.
5. (video games) A periodic increment of damage or healing caused by an ongoing status effect.
6. (gaming) Each of the fixed time periods, in a tick-based game, in which players or characters may perform a set number of actions.
7. (chiefly Commonwealth) A mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness, or acknowledgement.

Example Sentences

I'll be back in a tick.

At midday, the long bond is up a tick.

There are few birders who have not had stringy ticks on their lists at some stage.

The steady tick of the clock provided a comforting background for the conversation.

Word Forms

• ticks
• ticking
• ticked

Synonyms for tick

Depending on context, synonyms include ticking, jiffy, sec, tic, bit, crack.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include click, ticktock, beat, ticktack, ixodid, acarid.

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