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From Longman Dictionary

tick /tɪk/ ●●○ verb

[intransitive] (also tick away) if a clock or watch ticks, it makes a short repeated sound

[transitive] British English to mark a test, list of questions etc with a tick, in order to show that something is correct, to choose something etc

Example

A strong interest in people and what makes them tick

Try to figure out what makes him tick

His mind noted this fact among others, ticking efficiently on like a water-clock

He ticked off those he had just interviewed and wondered which of the rest ought to take up his time and attention