· a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock"

Synonym(s): ticking

Hypernym(s): sound

· any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals

Hypernym(s): acarine

· a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.; "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name"

Synonym(s): check_mark, check

Hypernym(s): mark

· a light mattress

Hypernym(s): mattress

· make a clicking or ticking sound; "The clock ticked away"

Synonym(s): click

Hypernym(s): sound, go

· make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight"

Synonym(s): ticktock, ticktack, beat

Hypernym(s): sound, go

· sew; "tick a mattress"

Synonym(s): retick

Hypernym(s): sew, run_up, sew_together, stitch

· put a check mark on or near or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units"

Synonym(s): check, check_off, mark, mark_off, tick_off

Hypernym(s): verify