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[the same pronunciation, as in ‘tick’ that rhymes with “pick”]

“Tick”, as a noun, is ‘a mark (√) written against an answer, or some point, name or item on a list to show that the answer is correct or the item on the list has been dealt with {in this sense, the opposite mark in meaning is a cross (X) and in American English, the word used is ‘check’}’; and as a verb, in this sense, it is ‘to mark something to show that it is correct or that it has been dealt with’,

e.g.

Teachers put a tick √ against each correct answer and a cross (X) against each wrong answer.    [noun]

Just tick √ the item you like on this list of activities.   [verb]

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“Tick” (noun) is ‘a small insect that lives under the skin of some animals, including humans, and live by sucking their blood’,

e.g.

The doctor advised me to spray this medicine on my dogs and the ticks would fall off dead.

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“Tick”, as a noun, is ‘the short sound that a clock or watch makes every second; a very short time’; as a verb, it is ‘(of a clock or watch or some other machine) to make a short repeated sound; (with “on”) to buy something now and pay later, on credit; (with “off”) to show others that you are very angry with them, usually by shouting loudly at them’,

e.g.

The continuous ticks of the old wall clock in my bedroom keeps me awake the whole night.     [ticks -- noun]

Most employees buy their grocery on tick and pay back when they get their salaries.    [tick -- noun]

The manager ticked him off for being late for work again.    [ticked -- verb]

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“Tic” (noun) is ‘a sudden short movement of a muscle in a person’s face that they cannot stop, usually happens when one is nervous, frightened, hesitant, under great stress, etc.’, {also more commonly called ‘twitch’}

e.g.

When you see tics under his eyes or at the angles of his mouth, you can easily understand that our boss is under great stress.

When she was questioned about her real name and address, the young lady looked at them with a thin smile and a nervous tic under her eye.

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“Tik” (noun, technical & written Tik) is ‘from Riemannian geometry – application of Riemannian concepts – with Einstein’s field equation Rik = -H (Tik — ½ gik T)’.

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