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tick

noun
  1. any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis
  2. a light mattress
  3. a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
    check
  4. a metallic tapping sound
    “We counted the ticks of the clock.”
    ticking
verb
  1. put a check mark on or near or next to
    mark
  2. sew
    “tick a mattress”
    retick
  3. make a sound like a clock or a timer
    “the clocks were ticking”
    ticktackticktock
  4. make a clicking or ticking sound
    “The clock ticked away”
    click