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Meanings of tick in English

Wikidata

A metallic tapping sound.

        Portuguese
        sinal de visto

        A mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.

              sinal de visto
              Spanish
              comprobar

              Put a check mark on or near or next to.

                    comprobar
                    Catalan
                    bategar

                    Make a sound like a clock or a timer.

                          bategar
                          Usage of tick in English
                          1
                          To 'tick-box' the minorities is not to create a true diverse workplace.
                          The Irish Times
                          2
                          Indeed, some economists expect inflation to tick lower in the coming months.
                          Reuters
                          3
                          Bureaucrats can tick off a long list of reasons for banning rickshaws.
                          Wired
                          4
                          That's what's started to happen with another new tick-borne virus in Missouri.
                          Wired
                          5
                          Therefore, studies on the epidemiology of tick-borne hemoparasites in buffaloes are required.
                          Pubmed
                          6
                          Seattle is reducing speeds because it has seen traffic deaths tick up.
                          Wired
                          7
                          But as the minutes continued to tick past, he began to wonder.
                          Four dukes and a devil
                          8
                          Somewhere off to her right, water dripped in a steady metronome-tick rhythm.
                          Ghost in the Shell
                          9
                          That is the last thing I need to tick off the list.
                          News.com.au
                          10
                          As the seconds tick by we hear running water from the bathroom.
                          The Irish Times
                          11
                          A million years, and that's only the first tick of the clock.
                          The new yorker
                          12
                          It was time to see who else she could tick off today.
                          Mad enough to marry
                          13
                          We tick the box unthinkingly because we want the service or product.
                          BBC
                          14
                          Many are not aware because the tick-related allergy was only recently discovered.
                          Reuters
                          15
                          She heard the tick of a clock and the trickle of water.
                          Shadowlight
                          16
                          In August 2013, I visited Smith to tick my first outdoor leads.
                          Climbing Magazine
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                          Tick through the time
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                          Australia
                          Common
                          South Africa
                          Common
                          New Zealand
                          Common
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