Tra từ tick - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

tick [tick ticks ticked ticking] verb, noun BrE [tɪk] NAmE [tɪk]
verb
1. intransitive (of a clock, etc.)to make short, light, regular repeated sounds to mark time passing
•In the silence we could hear the clock ticking.
•a ticking bomb
•~ away While we waited the taxi's meter kept ticking away.
2. transitive (BrE) (NAmE check)~ sth to put a mark (✓) next to an item on a list, an answer, etc
•Please tick the appropriate box.
•Tick ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to each question.
•I've ticked the names of the people who have paid.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
v. and n. sense 1 n. senses 3 to 4 Middle English ‘pat, touch’ Germanic Dutch tik tikken ‘pat, touch’ late Middle English ‘a light tap’ n. sense 2 Old English ticia Germanic Dutch teek German Zecke n. sense 5 mid 17th cent. ↑ticket on the ticket

Example Bank:
•Morrison had kept things ticking over in my absence.
•She mentally ticked off the names of the people she had already spoken to.
•The business is ticking over nicely at the moment.
•The clock ticked relentlessly away on the mantelpiece.
•To take advantage of this extra bonus offer, simply tick the box on your order form.
•I've ticked off the names of the people who have paid.
Idioms: ↑tick all the boxes ▪ ↑what makes somebody tick
Derived: ↑tick by ▪ ↑tick over ▪ ↑tick somebody off ▪ ↑tick something away

noun

1. countable (BrE) (NAmE ˈcheck 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 correct
•Put 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 diseases
•a tick bite
3. (also tick·ing)uncountable a short, light, regularly repeated sound, especially that of a clock or watch
•The only sound was the soft tick of the clock.
4. countable (BrE, informal)a moment
•Hang on a tick!
•I'll be with you in two ticks.
5. uncountable (old-fashioned, BrE, informal)permission to delay paying for sth that you have bought
Syn: ↑credit
•Can I have these on tick?

Word Origin:
v. and n. sense 1 n. senses 3 to 4 Middle English ‘pat, touch’ Germanic Dutch tik tikken ‘pat, touch’ late Middle English ‘a light tap’ n. sense 2 Old English ticia Germanic Dutch teek German Zecke n. sense 5 mid 17th cent. ↑ticket on the ticket

Example Bank:
•The loud tick of the hall clock kept me awake.
•You can put a mental tick against all the food items for the party.

See also: ↑check ▪ ↑check mark ▪ ↑check somebody off ▪ ↑ticking