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tick

/tɪk/
Meanings
  • Noun

    A short, loud sound made by a clock or watch when the time indicated is reached.

    - "The clock ticked all night long."
    - "The sound of the ticking clock kept him awake."
  • Verb

    To move or make a short, sharp sound.

    - "The clock ticks every second."
    - "The clock pendulum ticks back and forth."
Pronunciation
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Synonyms

checkmark , sec , ticking , credit , trust
Rhymes
Words rhyming with tick
tick-tack , clack , tock
Homonyms
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  1. tick (en) : A small, blood-sucking arthropod

Homophones
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  1. tick (en) : A small, blood-sucking arthropod

Variants
List of all variants of tick that leads to same result
tick , ticks , ticked , ticking , tick-borne , tick fever , tick fevers , tick off , ticked off , ticking off , ticks off , tick trefoil , tick trefoils , tick away , tick away/by/past , tick by , tick past , ticked away/by/past , ticking away/by/past , ticks away/by/past
Forms
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tick s (verb, past tense and past participle), ticks (plural noun)

Etymology
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Old English 'ticcan' or 'teican' meaning 'to touch'. Derived from the Old Norse word 'tikka'.

Trivia
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  1. The Guinness World Record for the longest tick is held by a clock in Strasbourg, France, which has been ticking continuously since 1876.

  2. The word 'tick' is also used in the field of biology to refer to the sound made by some arthropods, such as ticks and mites, when they are disturbed.

Related Concepts
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  1. clock: A device for measuring and keeping time.

  2. pendulum: A weight suspended from a pivot so as to swing back and forth.

Culture
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The ticking sound of clocks has been used as a symbol of time passing and the inevitability of change in literature and art. It has also been used as a metaphor for the passage of time in music.

How to Memorize "tick"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a clock with its hands moving and the sound of the ticking.
    - Visualize a pendulum swinging back and forth and making a ticking sound.

  2. associate

    - Associate the sound of a ticking clock with the passage of time.
    - Associate the word 'tick' with the sound of a clock.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Time's constant ticking keeps every second ticking.' to remember the meaning of 'tick'.
    - Use the mnemonic 'Tick tock, the clock keeps time.' to remember the sound of a ticking clock.

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