n.
1.a metallic tapping sound
2.any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis
3.a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
4.a light mattress tick v.
1.make a clicking or ticking sound
2.make a sound like a clock or a timer
3.sew
4.put a check mark on or next to
Idiom of the Day
sore loser
a person who gets angry when he or she loses
The man is a sore loser when he does not win a game of tennis.