ticktock vs tick

ticktock and tick both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ticktock	Yes	No	Yes	No
tick	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tick is a hypernym of ticktock; that is, tick is a word with a broader meaning than ticktock:

Other hypernyms of ticktock include ticking.

As verbs, ticktock and tick are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of ticktock include beat, ticktack.

ticktock (noun)	tick (noun)
steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock	any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
	a light mattress
	a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
	a metallic tapping sound

ticktock (verb)	tick (verb)
make a sound like a clock or a timer	put a check mark on or near or next to
	sew
	make a clicking or ticking sound
	make a sound like a clock or a timer