Meaning of “tick” - Learner’s Dictionary


noun [ C ] us uk /tɪk/

the sound that some clocks or watches make every second

MARK UK US check

B1 a mark (✓) that shows something is correct or has been done


a small insect that sucks the blood of animals

TIME UK informal

a short time:

Wait a tick!

(Definition of “tick noun” from the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)