RhymeZone: ticks definitions

Definitions of tick:

noun: any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
noun: a light mattress
noun: a metallic tapping sound
Example: "He counted the ticks of the clock"
noun: a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
verb: make a sound like a clock or a timer
Example: "The clocks were ticking"
verb: sew
Example: "Tick a mattress"
verb: make a clicking or ticking sound
Example: "The clock ticked away"
verb: put a check mark on or next to
Example: "Tick off the items"
name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #59698)