ALL meanings of what makes one tick
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W w - idioms what makes one tick what makes one tick, the motive or explanation of one's behavior: The biographer failed to show what made Herbert Hoover tick. 1
- noun what makes one tick a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock. 1
- noun what makes one tick Chiefly British Informal. a moment or instant. 1
- noun what makes one tick a small dot, mark, check, or electronic signal, as used to mark off an item on a list, serve as a reminder, or call attention to something. 1
- noun what makes one tick Stock Exchange. a movement in the price of a stock, bond, or option. the smallest possible tick on a given exchange. 1
- noun what makes one tick Manège. a jumping fault consisting of a light touch of a fence with one or more feet. 1
- noun what makes one tick a small contrasting spot of color on the coat of a mammal or the feathers of a bird. 1
- verb without object what makes one tick to emit or produce a tick, like that of a clock. 1
- verb without object what makes one tick to pass as with ticks of a clock: The hours ticked by. 1
- verb with object what makes one tick to sound or announce by a tick or ticks: The clock ticked the minutes. 1
- verb with object what makes one tick to mark with a tick or ticks; check (usually followed by off); to tick off the items on the memo. 1