(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
A ~ is a written mark like a V: ?. It is used to show that something is correct or has been selected or dealt with. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use check )
Place a ~ in the appropriate box.
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2.
If you ~ something that is written on a piece of paper, you put a ~ next to it. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use check )
Please ~ this box if you do not wish to receive such mailings...
VERB: V n
3.
When a clock or watch ~s, it makes a regular series of short sounds as it works.
A wind-up clock ~ed busily from the kitchen counter.
VERB: V
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Tick away means the same as ~ .
A grandfather clock ~ed away in a corner.
PHRASAL VERB: V P
~ing
...the endless ~ing of clocks.
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4.
The ~ of a clock or watch is the series of short sounds it makes when it is working, or one of those sounds.
He sat listening to the ~ of the grandfather clock.
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5.
You can use ~ to refer to a very short period of time. (BRIT INFORMAL)
I’ll be back in a ~...
= sec
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6.
If you talk about what makes someone ~, you are talking about the beliefs, wishes, and feelings that make them behave in the way that they do. (INFORMAL)
He wanted to find out what made them ~...
VERB: V
7.
A ~ is a small creature which lives on the bodies of people or animals and uses their blood as food.
...chemicals that destroy ~s and mites...
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