n. 25B6; noun
put a tick against the item of your choice : mark, stroke; N. Amer. check, check mark.
the tick of his watch : TICKING, tick-tock, click, clicking, tap, tapping.
(Brit. informal) I won't be a tick : MOMENT, second, minute, bit, little while, instant; informal sec, jiffy; Brit. informal mo, two ticks.
25B6; verb
tick the appropriate box : PUT A TICK IN/AGAINST, mark, check off, indicate; N. Amer. check.
I could hear the clock ticking : TICK-TOCK, click; tap.
25A0; in a tick (Brit. informal) (VERY) SOON, in a second, in a minute, in a moment, in a trice, in a flash, shortly, any second, any minute, in no time (at all); N. Amer. momentarily; informal in a sec, in a jiffy, in two shakes (of a lamb's tail), before you can say Jack Robinson; Brit. informal in two ticks, in a mo; N. Amer. informal in a snap; dated directly.
25A0; tick someone off (Brit. informal) . See reprimand verb .