tick over tick off • tick paralysis · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · tick over · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 9 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) run disconnected or idle. Synonyms: idle, tick over. Example: "The engine is idling." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · idle · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 k latin small letter k U+006B o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 v latin small letter v U+0076