Tick
noun
A tiny, fast sound, like a small clock.
The clock on the wall made a tick-tock sound.
Often appears as...
- tick-tock
- ticking clock
noun
A small mark used to show that something is correct or has been done.
I got a tick next to all my answers in the test.
Often appears as...
- tick box
- tick mark
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A very small insect that bites people and animals and sucks their blood.
Be careful in the woods, there might be ticks.
Often appears as...
- tick bite
- remove a tick
verb
To make a small, fast sound repeatedly.
The bomb was ticking.
Often appears as...
- clock ticking
- time ticking
verb
To mark something with a tick to show it is correct or has been done.
Please tick the boxes that apply to you.
Often appears as...
- tick box
- tick off
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A tiny, fast sound, like a small clock.
The clock on the wall made a tick-tock sound.
Often appears as...
- tick-tock
- ticking clock
noun
A small mark used to show that something is correct or has been done.
I got a tick next to all my answers in the test.
Often appears as...
- tick box
- tick mark
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A very small insect that bites people and animals and sucks their blood.
Be careful in the woods, there might be ticks.
Often appears as...
- tick bite
- remove a tick
verb
To make a small, fast sound repeatedly.
The bomb was ticking.
Often appears as...
- clock ticking
- time ticking
verb
To mark something with a tick to show it is correct or has been done.
Please tick the boxes that apply to you.
Often appears as...
- tick box
- tick off
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Onomatopoeic origin
The word 'tick' mimics the sound it describes, often used for clocks and timers.
The ticking of her wristwatch was soothing.
Pro Tip 2/2Rhythm indication
'Tick' can suggest a steady pace or rhythm, similar to a heartbeat or metronome.
He ran to the beat of his heart's tick.
Pro Tip 1/2Onomatopoeic origin
The word 'tick' mimics the sound it describes, often used for clocks and timers.
The ticking of her wristwatch was soothing.
Pro Tip 2/2Rhythm indication
'Tick' can suggest a steady pace or rhythm, similar to a heartbeat or metronome.
He ran to the beat of his heart's tick.
Pro Tip 1/2Onomatopoeic origin
The word 'tick' mimics the sound it describes, often used for clocks and timers.
The ticking of her wristwatch was soothing.
Pro Tip 2/2Rhythm indication
'Tick' can suggest a steady pace or rhythm, similar to a heartbeat or metronome.
He ran to the beat of his heart's tick.
Never forget "Tick"
Humans forget easily. That's why you should download WordUp: Smart reminders, word games, AI practice, and much more!
Video examples
A different way to...
We usually think of rhythm as an element of music, but it's actually found everywhere in the world around us, from the ocean tides to our own heartbeats, rhythm is essentially an event repeating regularly over time. Even the ticking of a clock itself is a sort of rhythm. But for musical rhythm,
Video examples
Filming Antarctica's...
going to break through and all of a sudden that ceiling of ice that we've been working underneath would be gone so we felt that there was probably uh quite a limited amount of time that we might be able to film this so the clock was ticking winter is reaching down from the cold world above
Video examples
Can we create new senses...
are just picking up the objective reality that's out there. Instead, our brains are sampling just a little bit of the world. Now, across the animal kingdom, different animals pick up on different parts of reality. So in the blind and deaf world of the tick,
Video examples
Best Of Oceans PIPE BBC...
could potentially clean it I'm ready for my spa treatment come in and exfoliate me I'm not gonna eat you I'm I'm at peace and come do you things for me they underscore how everybody plays a role everyone is what makes this system tick
Video examples
Rare Footage of Ocean...
could potentially clean it I'm ready for my spa treatment come in and exfoliate me I'm not gonna eat you I'm I'm at peace and come do you things for me they underscore how everybody plays a role everyone is what makes this system tick
Video examples
How plants tell time -...
That's because of circadian rhythms, the internal timekeepers that tick away inside many living things. These biological clocks allow organisms to keep track of time and pick up on environmental cues that help them adapt.
Video examples
Why societies collapse PIPE...
are the things that are also the source of your strength. What's going to be the outcome today? Well, all of us know the dozen sorts of ticking time bombs going on in the modern world, time bombs that have fuses
Video examples
Ticks Can Kill Moose? PIPE...
something is literally draining the life out of them it is the winter tick as full and bloated as its host is starving it's estimated that ticks can drain a moose calf of half its blood
Video examples
Building bridges and...
the world in search of that thing that really made me tick so spoiler alert for you I found it but more importantly on the journey I came across an idea that I
Video examples
The Harp Seal's Race...
to run further, fly faster or swim deeper. But the thing that ties them and us together is the planets loudest ticking clock. The arctic sea ice.
Video examples
A different way to...
We usually think of rhythm as an element of music, but it's actually found everywhere in the world around us, from the ocean tides to our own heartbeats, rhythm is essentially an event repeating regularly over time. Even the ticking of a clock itself is a sort of rhythm. But for musical rhythm,
Video examples
Filming Antarctica's...
going to break through and all of a sudden that ceiling of ice that we've been working underneath would be gone so we felt that there was probably uh quite a limited amount of time that we might be able to film this so the clock was ticking winter is reaching down from the cold world above
Video examples
Can we create new senses...
are just picking up the objective reality that's out there. Instead, our brains are sampling just a little bit of the world. Now, across the animal kingdom, different animals pick up on different parts of reality. So in the blind and deaf world of the tick,
Video examples
Best Of Oceans PIPE BBC...
could potentially clean it I'm ready for my spa treatment come in and exfoliate me I'm not gonna eat you I'm I'm at peace and come do you things for me they underscore how everybody plays a role everyone is what makes this system tick
Video examples
Rare Footage of Ocean...
could potentially clean it I'm ready for my spa treatment come in and exfoliate me I'm not gonna eat you I'm I'm at peace and come do you things for me they underscore how everybody plays a role everyone is what makes this system tick
Video examples
How plants tell time -...
That's because of circadian rhythms, the internal timekeepers that tick away inside many living things. These biological clocks allow organisms to keep track of time and pick up on environmental cues that help them adapt.
Video examples
Why societies collapse PIPE...
are the things that are also the source of your strength. What's going to be the outcome today? Well, all of us know the dozen sorts of ticking time bombs going on in the modern world, time bombs that have fuses
Video examples
Ticks Can Kill Moose? PIPE...
something is literally draining the life out of them it is the winter tick as full and bloated as its host is starving it's estimated that ticks can drain a moose calf of half its blood
Video examples
Building bridges and...
the world in search of that thing that really made me tick so spoiler alert for you I found it but more importantly on the journey I came across an idea that I
Video examples
The Harp Seal's Race...
to run further, fly faster or swim deeper. But the thing that ties them and us together is the planets loudest ticking clock. The arctic sea ice.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Prosenjit Chatterjee
Indian Actor
There used to be times when I used to be bothered about box office, director, producer, the actress... If those ticks were marked, I used to say 'yes' to a film. Later on, my focus absolutely changed. Now if a character stays with me for two to three nights, I say 'yes' to the film.
Quote examples
Robin Ince
English Comedian
The main battle is to make people realise that doubt is important. Doubt is good. The 'don't know' answer sometimes is the box you should tick, and it's about not being scared about that fact. Even the greatest minds don't know everything.
Quote examples
Shaggy
Jamaican Musician
I'm inspired by day to day life, things that people go through, things that make people tick. Everybody has a story, so you try to put stories into songs and try to make it as entertaining as possible.
Quote examples
Troy Carter
American Producer
Money doesn't make me tick. This definition of success doesn't make me tick. Managing some of the biggest stars in the world doesn't make me tick. Making my family proud makes me tick.
Quote examples
Steven Knight
English Director
With TV, your structure is determined by the series not the episode. You can have incident without consequence to the character, but keep your eye on the ticking clock of the series.
Quote examples
Kirk Cousins
American Athlete
Sometimes when I get frustrated and ticked off, there's a little more fire there. It can also get you in trouble if you're not careful, but I think within reason it can help you.
Quote examples
Jacinda Ardern
New Zealander Politician
Never feel like you have to tick all of the boxes on everything to be able to feel like you can do a job. I have heard it said many times before, and it is so true.
Quote examples
Georg Buchner
German Dramatist
The death clock is ticking slowly in our breast, and each drop of blood measures its time, and our life is a lingering fever.
Quote examples
Curtis Joseph
Canadian Athlete
Everybody ticks differently, but family is very important for me.
Quote examples
Nicholas Hoult
English Actor
I always like to keep busy, otherwise my brain starts ticking.
Quote examples
Prosenjit Chatterjee
Indian Actor
There used to be times when I used to be bothered about box office, director, producer, the actress... If those ticks were marked, I used to say 'yes' to a film. Later on, my focus absolutely changed. Now if a character stays with me for two to three nights, I say 'yes' to the film.
Quote examples
Robin Ince
English Comedian
The main battle is to make people realise that doubt is important. Doubt is good. The 'don't know' answer sometimes is the box you should tick, and it's about not being scared about that fact. Even the greatest minds don't know everything.
Quote examples
Shaggy
Jamaican Musician
I'm inspired by day to day life, things that people go through, things that make people tick. Everybody has a story, so you try to put stories into songs and try to make it as entertaining as possible.
Quote examples
Troy Carter
American Producer
Money doesn't make me tick. This definition of success doesn't make me tick. Managing some of the biggest stars in the world doesn't make me tick. Making my family proud makes me tick.
Quote examples
Steven Knight
English Director
With TV, your structure is determined by the series not the episode. You can have incident without consequence to the character, but keep your eye on the ticking clock of the series.
Quote examples
Kirk Cousins
American Athlete
Sometimes when I get frustrated and ticked off, there's a little more fire there. It can also get you in trouble if you're not careful, but I think within reason it can help you.
Quote examples
Jacinda Ardern
New Zealander Politician
Never feel like you have to tick all of the boxes on everything to be able to feel like you can do a job. I have heard it said many times before, and it is so true.
Quote examples
Georg Buchner
German Dramatist
The death clock is ticking slowly in our breast, and each drop of blood measures its time, and our life is a lingering fever.
Quote examples
Curtis Joseph
Canadian Athlete
Everybody ticks differently, but family is very important for me.
Quote examples
Nicholas Hoult
English Actor
I always like to keep busy, otherwise my brain starts ticking.
Example 1 of 10
WordUp Chrome Extension
As you browse the web instantly look up words you don’t know.
Get Chrome Extension