tick

noun [C] (MARK)

/tɪk/ mainly UK (US usually check)

Definition

A2 a mark (✓) that shows that something is correct or has been done: Put a tick by/against the names of the people who have accepted the invitation.Specific signs and symbolsSigns, signals and symbols

(Definition of tick noun (MARK) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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tibia noun
tic noun
tic-tac-toe noun
tick away/by phrasal verb
tick noun (ANIMAL)
tick noun (MARK)
tick noun (PAYING LATER)
tick noun (SHORT TIME)
tick noun (SOUND)
tick over phrasal verb (ACTIVITY)
tick over phrasal verb (ENGINE)

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tick noun (SHORT TIME)
tick noun (SOUND)
tick noun (PAYING LATER)
tick noun (ANIMAL)
tick verb (SOUND)
tick verb (MARK)

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tick over phrasal verb (ACTIVITY)
tick over phrasal verb (ENGINE)
tick sb off phrasal verb (SPEAK SEVERELY)
tick sb off phrasal verb (ANNOY)
tick away/by phrasal verb

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