(slang, simile) Drunk, inebriated. / Fully inflated; swollen near to bursting. / (slang, simile) Unwilling to spend money.

(of a clock or other timer) To count the time down to zero.

(of time) To count down to zero (i.e. signaling the end (or start) of something).

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tick off

present participle of tick off

The sound of a ticking clock. / (colloquial) A warning of some fateful impending event.

The sound of a ticking clock. / (journalism) A step-by-step account of an event or timeline.

plural of water tick

A water mite.

(Australia, banking, informal) A process that allows an account-holder to sign up to another financial institution, with the new bank taking care of all transfers, fees, and paperwork.