ticked Definition

tick¹
noun

1. A regular tapping or clicking sound, such as that made by a watch or clock.

Thesaurus: beat, clicking, tick-tock.
(Brit)
2. colloq
A moment.
Example: Wait a tick
3. A small mark, usually a downward-sloping line with the bottom part bent upwards, used to show that something is correct, to mark off items on a list once they are dealt with, etc. Compare cross noun 1.

verb ticked, ticking

intr
1. Said eg of a clock: to make a tick or ticks.

Thesaurus: click, tap, clack, beat.
intr
2. Said of time: to pass steadily.

Form: tick away (usually)
3. To mark it with a written tick. N Amer equivalent check.
4. To count something (eg an item on a list) by marking a tick beside it.

Thesaurus: choose, mark, tally, count, score.
Form: tick something off (often)

Idiom: what makes someone tick

colloq
Their underlying character and motivation.

Etymology: 15c tek a little touch.

Phrasal Verb: tick someone off

To scold them.

Phrasal Verb: tick over

To function or work quietly and smoothly at a relatively gentle or moderate rate.Said of an engine: to idle.