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Word entry · 4 letters

tick

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"Check mark"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /tɪk/Part of speech verb, nounSorted ciktStarts with TEnds with K1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. put a check mark on or near or next to

Word origin

From Middle English tyke, teke, from Old English ticia (“parasitic animal, tick”), from Proto-West Germanic *tīkō, compare Dutch teek, German Zecke.

Used in a sentence

  • The steady tick of the clock provided a comforting background for the conversation.
  • At midday, the long bond is up a tick.
  • I'll be back in a tick.

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