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   tick

   /tik/

   noun

   • 1. a regular short, sharp sound, especially that made by a clock or watch. Similar clickingclickclackclackingclick-clacktickingtick-tocksnicksnickingplockplockingbeattaptapping
   • ▪ a moment (used especially to reassure someone that one will return or be ready very soon): informal British "I'll be with you in a tick" Similar momentsecondminutebitlittle whileshort timeinstantsplit secondinformal:secjiffyjiffmotwo ticksOpposite a long time
   • 2. a mark (✓) used to indicate that an item in a list or text is correct or has been chosen, checked, or dealt with; a check mark. British Similar markstrokedashlinecheckcheck mark
   • 3. the smallest recognized amount by which a price of a security or future may fluctuate.

   verb

   • 1. (of a clock or other mechanical device) make regular short sharp sounds, typically one for every second of time that passes: "I could hear the clock ticking"
   • 2. mark (an item) with a tick or select (a box) on a form, questionnaire, etc., to indicate that something has been chosen, checked, approved, or dealt with: British "just tick the appropriate box below"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘pat, touch’): probably of Germanic origin and related to Dutch tik (noun), tikken (verb) ‘pat, touch’. The noun was recorded in late Middle English as ‘a light tap’; current senses date from the late 17th century.

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