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1. A metallic tapping sound
   - tick
    
2. A strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers

1. Make a clicking or ticking sound
   "The clock ticked away"
   - click
    
2. Make a sound like a clock or a timer
   "the clocks were ticking"
   - ticktock, ticktack, beat
    
3. Sew
   "tick a mattress"
   - retick
    
4. [Brit] Put a check mark on or near or next to
   "tick off the items"
   - check, check off, mark, mark off, tick off [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: tickings

See also: ticker

Type of: cloth, fabric, go, material, run up, sew, sew together, sound, stitch, textile, verify

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