Tick

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Tick

Noun

A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.

Noun

A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.
"The steady tick of the clock provided a comforting background for the conversation."
A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.
"At midday, the long bond is up a tick."
A jiffy (unit of time defined by basic timer frequency).
A short period of time, particularly a second.
"I'll be back in a tick."
A periodic increment of damage or healing caused by an ongoing status effect.

Verb

To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands of an analog clock.
To make a tick or checkmark.
To work or operate, especially mechanically.
"He took the computer apart to see how it ticked."
To strike gently; to pat.
To add (a bird) to a list of birds that have been seen (or heard).

Noun

Ticking.
A sheet that wraps around a mattress; the cover of a mattress, containing the filling.

Noun

Credit, trust.

Verb

(Can we verify this sense?)To go on trust, or credit.
(Can we verify this sense?)To give tick; to trust.

Noun

A goat.
"Tickhill, Tickham, Ticknock, Tickenhall Drive, Tickenhill Manor, Tickenhurst"

Anagrams of Tick

Words You Can Make

3 words can be made from the letters in "tick":

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Rhyming Words

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