tick meaning
EN
[tɪk] [-ɪk] 
US WTick
- Ticks are small arachnids in the order Parasitiformes. Along with mites, they constitute the subclass Acarina. Ticks are ectoparasites (external parasites), living by hematophagy on the blood of mammals, birds, and sometimes reptiles and amphibians.
- Despite their poor reputation among human communities, ticks may play an ecological role by ailing infirm animals and preventing overgrazing of plant resources.
- NounPLticksSUF-ick
- A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
- A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.
- The steady tick of the clock provided a comforting background for the conversation.
- A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.
- At midday, the long bond is up a tick.
- (computing) A jiffy (unit of time defined by basic timer frequency).
- (colloquial) A short period of time, particularly a second.
- I'll be back in a tick.
- (Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Ireland) a mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement; checkmark.
- Indicate that you are willing to receive marketing material by putting a tick in the box
- (birdwatching, slang) A lifer (bird seen by a birdwatcher for the first time) that is uninteresting and routine, thus merely a tick mark on a list.
- The whinchat; so called from its note.
- (uncountable) Ticking.
- A sheet that wraps around a mattress; the cover of a mattress, containing the filling.
- (Britain, colloquial) Credit, trust.
- A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
- VerbSGticksPRtickingPT, PPticked
- To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands in an analog clock.
- To make a tick mark.
- (informal) To work or operate, especially mechanically.
- He took the computer apart to see how it ticked.
- I wonder what makes her tick.
- To strike gently; to pat.
- To go on trust, or credit.
- To give tick; to trust.
- To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands in an analog clock.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- With time ticking away, Nenad Milijas fell in the box under Huth's challenge, but Sorenson saved the midfielder's spot kick to send the Potters through.
- Anton Rogan, 8, was one of the runners-up in the Tick Tock Box short story competition, not Anton Rogers as we had it. — The Guardian.
- Indicate that you are willing to receive marketing material by putting a tick in the box
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of tick in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Uncountable nouns
- Uncountable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
- Nouns
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "tick" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum. It's also a verb.