Definitions for tick over

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. idle, tick over(verb)

    run disconnected or idle

    "the engine is idling"

Wiktionary

  1. tick over(Verb)

    to idle (to run at a slow speed, or out of gear).

  2. tick over(Verb)

    To run smoothly and without problems.


Translations for tick over

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

tick over(verb)

to run quietly and smoothly at a gentle pace

The car's engine is ticking over.

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