Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
tick
tick UK US [tɪk] noun [ ticks ]
MARK
1. <I > countable mainly UK ( US usually check ) a mark (✓) that shows that something is correct or has been done • Put a tick by/against the names of the people who have accepted the invitation. Thesaurus+: ↑Specific signs and symbols↑Signs, signals and symbols
• Put a tick opposite the answer that you think is correct. • All his answers had ticks next to them.
SHORT TIME 2. countable UK informal a very short time • Hold on/Hang on a tick - I'm not quite ready. • I'll be with you in a tick/in two ticks. Thesaurus+: ↑Short in time↑Temporary