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Definitions

tick

[tik] / tɪk /
NOUN
clicking sound; one beat
Synonyms
STRONG
beat blow clack click clicking flash instant minute moment pulsation pulse rap second shake tap tapping throb ticktock twinkling wink
WEAK
metallic sound
NOUN
checkmark
Synonyms
STRONG
X check cross dash flick indication line mark stroke
VERB
click
Synonyms
STRONG
beat clack pulsate tap thump ticktock

Example Sentences

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“Now that we seem able to put a tick in both of those boxes, participants are unsurprisingly willing to significantly take up risk levels once more,” the senior research strategist said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

As the final hours tick down, there has been little indication that Iran is ready to agree to Trump's ultimatum.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Prices were set to tick up again on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

It means that chatbots will try to collect information from sources that tick the correct boxes.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

For a tick of time, Clare hung there in the warm silence, glowing against the obscurity like a single, gauzy star.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman