tick

n.

1. A light, sharp, clicking sound made repeatedly by a machine, such as a clock.
2. Chiefly British. A moment.
3. A light mark used to check off or call attention to an item.
4. Informal. A unit on a scale; a degree: when interest rates move up a tick.

v., ticked, tick·ing, ticks.

v.intr.

1. To emit recurring clicking sounds: as the clock ticked.
2. To function characteristically or well: machines ticking away; curious about what makes people tick.

v.tr.

1. To count or record with or as if with the sound of ticks: a clock ticking the hours; a taxi meter ticking the fare.
2. To mark or check off (a listed item) with a tick: ticked off each name as the roll was called.

phrasal verb:

tick off Informal.

1. To make angry or annoyed: Constant delays ticked me off.

[Middle English tek, light tap.]

The minimum upward or downward movement in the price of a security.

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Historically, stocks didn't trade in decimals. A stock would move in amounts of 1/8, 1/16, or 1/32 of a dollar (the tick). This changed when the decimal system was brought in.

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1. Upward or downward price movement in a security's trades. Technical analysts watch the tick of a stock's successive up or down moves to get a feel of the stock's trend. The term also applies to the overall market. In futures and options trading, a minimum change in price up or down.

2. Market indicator representing the difference between the number of stocks whose last sale was on an up-tick and the number of stocks whose last sale was on a down-tick. A negative low tick, for example, would be a short-term technical signal of a weak market.

See also Closing Tick; Downtick; Minus Tick; Plus Tick; Short Sale Rule; Technical Analysis; Trin; Uptick; Zero-Minus Tick; Zero-Plus Tick.

also tick off

noun

A very brief time: crack, flash, instant, minute¹, moment, second¹, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink. Informal jiff, jiffy. See big/small/amount, time.

phrasal verb - tick off

To name or specify one by one: enumerate, itemize, list¹, numerate. See count, specific/general.

Idioms beginning with tick:
ticket
tickled pink
tickle one's fancy
tickle the ivories
tick off

In addition to the idiom beginning with tick, also see clock is ticking; tight as a tick; what makes one tick.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - tikke, dikke, mørke, krydse af
v. tr. - mærke, markere
v. intr. - tikke

idioms:

• tick off    hakke af, afmærke
• tick over    gå i tomgang

2.
n. - blodmide

3.
n. - på klods (kredit)

4.
n. - bolster

Nederlands (Dutch)
(merk)teken(tje), getik, ogenblik, teek, aftekenen, tikken, wat het geheim is van

Français (French)
1.
n. - (GB) minute, (fig) seconde
v. tr. - cocher, marquer d'une croix
v. intr. - cocher, marquer d'une croix, (lit) faire tic-tac, (fig) motiver

idioms:

• tick off    cocher, marquer d'une croix, (GB) passer un savon à, réprimander, (US) embêter (qn)
• tick over    (Aut) tourner, (fig) tourner, tourner au ralenti, travailler (l'esprit)

2.
n. - (Vét, Zool) tique

3.
n. - (GB) à crédit

4.
n. - housse à matelas, taie d'oreiller

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Ticken, Haken, (ugs.) Augenblick
v. - ticken, vergehen, funktionieren, ankreuzen, abhaken

idioms:

• tick off    ankreuzen, abhaken, (ugs.) ausschimpfen
• tick over    im Leerlauf laufen

2.
n. - Zecke, Lausfliege

3.
n. - (ugs.) Kredit

4.
n. - Überzug

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ελαφρός χτύπος, "τακ", σημάδι έλεγχου, τσεκάρισμα, (εντομ.) άκαρι, τσιμπούρι, (καθομ.) δευτερόλεπτο, στιγμούλα, στρωματσόπανο, πίστωση, βερεσέ(ς)
v. - τσεκάρω, μαρκάρω, σημειώνω, χτυπώ ελαφρά, κάνω "τικ-τακ"

idioms:

• tick off    σημαδεύω, μαρκάρω
• tick over    (για κινητήρες) λειτουργώ (στο ρελαντί)

Italiano (Italian)
segnare, zecca

idioms:

• tick off    registrare
• tick over    mettere in folle

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tiquetaque (m), momento (m), instante (m), carrapato (m)
v. - palpitar, bater, comprar fiado

idioms:

• tick off    dar uma bronca, chateado
• tick over    funcionar em marcha lenta

Русский (Russian)
отмечать галочкой, птичкой, (англ.) короткий отрезок времени (разг. "подождите минутку!", (паразит) клещ, вошь, блоха

idioms:

• tick off    отсчитывать (секунды/минуты), дать нагоняй, отметить галочками
• tick over    на холостом ходу, работа быстро не продвигается

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - persona molesta, momento, segundo, marca
v. tr. - marcar (con una señal), señalar
v. intr. - latir, hacer tictac

idioms:

• tick off    reprender, marcar
• tick over    funcionar al ralentí o a marcha lenta

2.
n. - garrapata

3.
n. - crédito, fiado

4.
n. - tela de colchón o almohada

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tickande, tickning, bock (i bet. bocka av), fästing (zool.), bolster/kuddvar, kredit (krita)
v. - bocka av, ticka, ticka fram/på etc., ge kredit, sälja på kredit, kreditera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 滴答声, 一瞬, 片刻, 记号, 勾号, 发滴答声, 工作, 起作用, 在滴答声中度过, 责备, 斥责, 给...标记号, 勾去

idioms:

• tick off    用记号标出
• tick over    接近停滞, 空转, 维持原状

2. 壁虱, 讨厌鬼

3. 赊账, 赊欠

4. 枕套, 布套, 垫套, 条纹厚棉布

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 賒賬, 賒欠

2.
n. - 滴答聲, 一瞬, 片刻, 記號, 勾號
v. intr. - 發滴答聲, 工作, 起作用
v. tr. - 在滴答聲中度過, 責備, 斥責, 給...標記號, 勾去

idioms:

• tick off    用記號標出
• tick over    接近停滯, 空轉, 維持原狀

3.
n. - 壁虱, 討厭鬼

4.
n. - 枕套, 布套, 墊套, 條紋厚棉布

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 순간, 점검의 표시, 점
v. tr. - 똑딱똑딱 (때를)알리다, (점을)찍다, 조사하다
v. intr. - 째깍거리다, (기계가) 작동하다, 움직이다

idioms:

• tick off    체크하다, 꾸짖다, 화나게 하다
• tick over    천천히 공전하다, 평온하게 진행되다

2.
n. - 진드기, 귀찮은 녀석

3.
n. - 외상, 신용 대부, 계산(서)

4.
n. - (매트리스의) 잇

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - カチカチ, 照号済みの印, チェック, 瞬間, ダニ, いやなやつ, 表布, 丈夫な布, 掛け売り, かちかちという音
v. - カチカチいう, チェックする

idioms:

• tick off    照号済み印を付ける, 叱る, 怒らせる
• tick over    ゆっくり空回りする, 何とか進む

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حشرة تمتص دم ألحيوانات, ألقرادة (فعل) يوءشر أو يسيم بنقطه أو علامه صغيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סימן-בדיקה, רגע, תקתוק‬
v. tr. - ‮סימן, אימת‬
v. intr. - ‮תקתק בקצב‬
n. - ‮קרצית, עלוקה, נבזה‬
n. - ‮אשראי, הקפה‬
n. - ‮אריג-כיסוי, ציפה, ציפית‬

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