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1 PHRASAL VERB If an engine is ticking over , it is running at a low speed or rate, for example when it is switched on but you are not actually using it. [BRIT ] □ [V P ] Very slowly he moved forward, the engine ticking over.

2 PHRASAL VERB If a person, system, or business is ticking over , they are working steadily, but not producing very much or making much progress. [BRIT ] □ [V P ] The market is at least ticking over.

ti ck box (tick boxes ) N‑COUNT A tick box is a small square on a form, questionnaire, or test in which you put a tick to show that you agree with a statement.

tick|er /t I kə ^r / (tickers ) N‑COUNT Your ticker is your heart. [INFORMAL , OLD-FASHIONED ]

ti ck|er tape N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Ticker tape consists of long narrow strips of paper on which information such as stock exchange prices is printed by a machine. In American cities, people sometimes throw ticker tape from high windows as a way of celebrating and honouring someone in public. □  A half million people watched the troops march in New York's ticker tape parade.

tick|et ◆◆◇ /t I k I t/ (tickets )

1 N‑COUNT [oft by N ] A ticket is a small, official piece of paper or card which shows that you have paid to enter a place such as a theatre or a sports ground, or shows that you have paid for a journey. □  I queued for two hours to get a ticket to see the football game. □ [+ for ] I love opera and last year I got tickets for Covent Garden. □  Entrance is free, but by ticket only.

2 N‑COUNT A ticket is an official piece of paper which orders you to pay a fine or to appear in court because you have committed a driving or parking offence. □  I want to know at what point I break the speed limit and get a ticket.

3 N‑COUNT [usu n N ] A ticket for a game of chance such as a raffle or a lottery is a piece of paper with a number on it. If the number on your ticket matches the number chosen, you win a prize. □  She bought a lottery ticket and won more than $33 million.

4 N‑SING The particular ticket on which a person fights an election is the party they represent or the policies they support. [BRIT ] □  He first ran for president on a far-left ticket.

5 N‑COUNT [usu ADJ n] A ticket is the list of candidates who are representing a particular political party or group in an election. [AM ] □  He plans to remain on the Republican ticket for the November election.

6 PHRASE If you say that something is just the ticket , you mean that it is exactly what is needed. [INFORMAL ] □  Young kids need all the energy and protein they can get and whole milk is just the ticket.

7 → see also big-ticket , dream ticket , meal ticket , parking ticket , season ticket , ticketing

tick|et|ing /t I k I t I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Ticketing is the act or activity of selling tickets. □  …automatic ticketing machines.

ti ck|ing o ff (tickings off ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] If you give someone a ticking off , you speak angrily to them because they have done something wrong. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ [+ from ] They got a ticking off from the police.

tick|le /t I k ^ə l/ (tickles , tickling , tickled )

1 VERB When you tickle someone, you move your fingers lightly over a sensitive part of their body, often in order to make them laugh. □ [V n] I was tickling him, and he was laughing and giggling.

2 VERB If something tickles you or tickles , it causes an irritating feeling by lightly touching a part of your body. □ [V n] …a yellow hat with a great feather that tickled her ear. □ [V ] A beard doesn't scratch, it just tickles.