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In natural English speech, "tick" appears in contexts such as: "Just set the timer and you're on your way. Tick tock, tick tock, I'm free to have fun around the clock. Jeepers, I'm exhausted.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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IPA/tɪk/

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Just set the timer and you're on your way.

Tick tock, tick tock, I'm free to have fun around the clock.

Jeepers, I'm exhausted.

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noun

A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.

“Sucking up all you can / Sucking up all you can suck and suck / Working up under my patience like a little tick / Fat little parasite (parasite) / Suck me dry / My fruit is bruised and borrowed / You thieving bastards / You have turned my blood cold and bitter”

verb

To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands of an analog clock.

“As 2020 ticked over into 2021, some 240 worksites were active on HS2's Phase 1 route between London and the West Midlands.”

verb

To make a tick or checkmark.

Synonyms:tick off check check off

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