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- [tik]
- /tɪk/
- /tɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tik]
- /tɪk/
Definitions of tick word
- noun tick a score or account. 1
- verb without object tick to emit or produce a tick, like that of a clock. 1
- verb without object tick to pass as with ticks of a clock: The hours ticked by. 1
- verb with object tick to sound or announce by a tick or ticks: The clock ticked the minutes. 1
- verb with object tick to mark with a tick or ticks; check (usually followed by off); to tick off the items on the memo. 1
- idioms tick on tick, on credit or trust: We bought our telly on tick. 1
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Origin of tick
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English tek little touch; akin to Dutch tik a touch, pat, Norwegian tikka to touch or shove slightly. See tickle
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Parts of speech for Tick
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tick popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tick usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tick
noun tick
- acarid — any of the small arachnids of the order Acarina (or Acari), which includes the ticks and mites
- ant — Ants are small crawling insects that live in large groups.
- ants — any of numerous black, red, brown, or yellow social insects of the family Formicidae, of worldwide distribution especially in warm climates, having a large head with inner jaws for chewing and outer jaws for carrying and digging, and living in highly organized colonies containing wingless female workers, a winged queen, and, during breeding seasons, winged males, some species being noted for engaging in warfare, slavemaking, or the cultivation of food sources.
- aphid — Aphids are very small insects which live on plants and suck their juices.
- arachnid — any terrestrial chelicerate arthropod of the class Arachnida, characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs. The group includes the spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, and harvestmen
verb tick
- be-have — to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.
- carry through — If you carry something through, you do it or complete it, often in spite of difficulties.
- deliver the goods — to produce or perform something promised or expected
- do justice to — to show to full advantage
- operate — to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
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