tick

/tɪk/

noun

1
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.”
2
A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.
“At midday, the long bond is up a tick.”
3
A jiffy (unit of time defined by basic timer frequency).
4
A short period of time, particularly a second.
“I'll be back in a tick.”
5
A periodic increment of damage or healing caused by an ongoing status effect.
6
A mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement.
“Indicate that you are willing to receive marketing material by putting a tick in the box”
7
A bird seen (or heard) by a birdwatcher, for the first time that day, year, trip, etc., and thus added to a list of observed birds.
8
The whinchat.

1
To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands in an analog clock.
2
To make a tick or checkmark.
3
To work or operate, especially mechanically.
“He took the computer apart to see how it ticked.”
4
To strike gently; to pat.
5
To add a bird to a list of birds that have been seen (or heard).

1
Ticking.
2
A sheet that wraps around a mattress; the cover of a mattress, containing the filling.

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