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Tick

tɪk

Tick definitions
noun
tick ticks
  1. a mark (✓) used to indicate that an item in a list or text is correct or has been chosen, checked, or dealt with
  2. a regular short, sharp sound, especially that made by a clock or watch

    "the comforting tick of the grandfather clock"

    • a moment

      "I shan't be a tick"

  3. the smallest recognized amount by which a price of a security or future may fluctuate
verb
tick ticked ticking ticks
  1. mark (an item) with a tick or select (a box) on a form, questionnaire, etc. to indicate that something has been chosen, checked, approved, or dealt with

    "just tick the appropriate box below"

  2. (of a clock or other mechanical device) make regular short, sharp sounds, typically one for every second of time that passes

    "I could hear the clock ticking"