TICK as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis
    • feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
    Hypernyms(s) tick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a light mattress
    Hypernyms(s) tick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • as he called the role he put a check mark by each student’’s name
    Hypernyms(s) tick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • a metallic tapping sound
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he counted the ticks of the clock
    Hypernyms(s) tick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

TICK as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • put a check mark on or next to
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Please check each name on the list
    • tick off the items
    Hypernyms(s) tick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • sew
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • tick a mattress
    Hypernyms(s) tick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • make a sound like a clock or a timer
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the clocks were ticking
    • the grandfather clock beat midnight
    Hypernyms(s) tick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • make a clicking or ticking sound
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The clock ticked away
    Hypernyms(s) tick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)