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make tick
make someone or something tick
Fig. to cause someone or something to run or function. (Usually with what. Tick refers to a watch or clock.) I don't know what makes it tick. What makes John tick? I just don't understand him. I took apart the radio to find out what made it tick.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Martirio | | mahr-TEE-ryo | Spanish |
JÓNa | | - | Icelandic |
Seanna | | SHAW-nə | English (Rare) |
Hagit | | - | Hebrew |
Eerik | | E:-reek | Finnish |
Annas | | AN-əs (English) | Biblical, Biblical Latin |