1[countable] (British English) (North American Englishcheck mark, check)a mark (✓) put beside a sum or an item on a list, usually to show that it has been checked or done or is correctPut a tick in the appropriate box if you would like further information about any of our products. compare cross, X (4)2[countable]a small insect that bites humans and animals and sucks their blood. There are several types of tick, some of which can carry diseasesa tick bite3 (alsoticking)[uncountable]a short, light, regularly repeated sound, especially that of a clock or watchThe only sound was the soft tick of the clock.4[countable] (British English, informal) a momentHang on a tick!I'll be with you in two ticks.5[uncountable] (old-fashioned, British English, informal) permission to delay paying for something that you have bought
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