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ticks over

ticks over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tick over.

Meaning of tick over

Verb

tick over (third-person singular simple present ticks over, present participle ticking over, simple past and past participle ticked over)

  1. (intransitive) to idle (to run at a slow speed, or out of gear).
  2. (idiomatic, of) To run smoothly and without problems.
    • While the boss was on holiday, the deputy made sure things were ticking over in the firm.

Questions about ticks over

What is ticks over the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ticks over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tick over.

Words near ticks over in the dictionary

  1. ticks away
  2. ticks by
  3. ticks down
  4. ticks off
  5. ticks on
  6. ticks over
  7. ticks past
  8. tickseed
  9. tickseeds
  10. tickspider
  11. tickspiders

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