Tick
Work
Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Tick and work are semantically related in manipulate topic. Sometimes you can use "Tick" instead a verb "Work".
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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As the days tick by and both want to live, how will Shinichi and Yuuki work around this issue?
Source: Manga / Half & Half - A recurring character in The Tick, Hand Grenade Man, never actually fights his enemies - instead he holds up a hand grenade and just says, "I'll do it..." It always seems to work.
Source: Victory Through Intimidation - The Looney Tunes cartoon "Tick Tock Tuckered" has Porky and Daffy efforting to not be late for work with the threat of termination looming over their heads.
Source: Now You Tell Me
Cite this Source
Work and Tick. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/tick/work
Tick & Work. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/tick/work>.
Work or Tick. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/tick/work.
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