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keep it ticking over


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tick
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Sense: Noun: clicking sound
Synonyms:
click Collocations, clicking, clack, clacking, click-clack, tap Collocations, beat Collocations, rap Collocations, metallic sound, ticking, clock tick, tick-tock
Sense: Noun: parasite
Synonyms:
parasite, bloodsucker, arachnid, ectoparasite, mite, dust mite, sheep tick, flea Collocations, louse Collocations, head louse, nits (UK, informal), bedbug, spider Collocations, insect, crabs (informal), pubic lice
Sense: Verb: make a check mark - UK
Synonyms:
mark Collocations, check Collocations, check off (US), tick off (UK), put a check mark next to (US), put a tick next to (UK), mark sth as complete
Sense: Verb: function - followed by 'over'
Synonyms:
Sense: Noun: mattress
Synonyms:
bed Collocations, mattress Collocations, pillow Collocations, cushion Collocations, feather tick, straw tick, cornhusk tick, quilt Collocations


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