Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tick

4 senses of tick

Sense 1
tick, ticking -- (a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock")
       => sound -- (the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them")

Sense 2
tick -- (any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals)
       => acarine -- (mite or tick)

Sense 3
check mark, check, tick -- (a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.; "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name")
       => mark -- (a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark")

Sense 4
tick -- (a light mattress)
       => mattress -- (a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tick

4 senses of tick

Sense 1
click, tick -- (make a clicking or ticking sound; "The clock ticked away")
       => sound, go -- (make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")

Sense 2
tick, ticktock, ticktack, beat -- (make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight")
       => sound, go -- (make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")

Sense 3
tick, retick -- (sew; "tick a mattress")
       => sew, run up, sew together, stitch -- (fasten by sewing; do needlework)

Sense 4
check, check off, mark, mark off, tick off, tick -- (put a check mark on or near or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units")
       => verify -- (confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim")