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Definition of Tick

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Tick Tick, n. 1. A quick, audible beat, as of a clock. 2. Any small mark intended to direct attention to something, or to serve as a check. --Dickens. 3. (Zo["o]l.) The whinchat; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.] Death tick. (Zo["o]l.) See Deathwatch.
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Tick Tick, v. t. To check off by means of a tick or any small mark; to score. When I had got all my responsibilities down upon my list, I compared each with the bill and ticked it off. --Dickens.
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Tick Tick, n. [Abbrev. from ticket.] Credit; trust; as, to buy on, or upon, tick.
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Tick Tick, v. i. 1. To go on trust, or credit. 2. To give tick; to trust.
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Tick Tick, n. [OE. tike, teke; akin to D. teek, G. zecke. Cf. Tike a tick.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of large parasitic mites which attach themselves to, and suck the blood of, cattle, dogs, and many other animals. When filled with blood they become ovate, much swollen, and usually livid red in color. Some of the species often attach themselves to the human body. The young are active and have at first but six legs. (b) Any one of several species of dipterous insects having a flattened and usually wingless body, as the bird ticks (see under Bird) and sheep tick (see under Sheep). Tick bean, a small bean used for feeding horses and other animals. Tick trefoil (Bot.), a name given to many plants of the leguminous genus Desmodium, which have trifoliate leaves, and joined pods roughened with minute hooked hairs by which the joints adhere to clothing and to the fleece of sheep.
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Tick Tick, n. [LL. techa, teca, L. theca case, Gr. ?, fr. ? to put. See Thesis.] 1. The cover, or case, of a bed, mattress, etc., which contains the straw, feathers, hair, or other filling. 2. Ticking. See Ticking, n.
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Tick Tick, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ticked; p. pr. & vb. n. Ticking.] [Probably of imitative origin; cf. D. tikken, LG. ticken.] 1. To make a small or repeating noise by beating or otherwise, as a watch does; to beat. 2. To strike gently; to pat. Stand not ticking and toying at the branches. --Latimer.

Meaning of Tick from wikipedia

- Ticks are parasitic arachnids of the order Ixodida. They are part of the mite superorder Parasitiformes. Adult ticks are approximately 3 to 5 mm in length...
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- known as Lyme borreliosis, is a tick-borne disease caused by species of Borrelia bacteria, transmitted by blood-feeding ticks in the genus Ixodes. The most...
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- americanum, also known as the lone star tick, the northeastern water tick, or the turkey tick, is a type of tick indigenous to much of the eastern United...
- "Tick, Tick, Tick..." is the 27th episode of Castle and the first of a two-part story, concluding with the following episode, "Boom!". It is the 17th episode...
- up tick tock, ticktock, tick-tock, or TikTok in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tick tock, tic toc, Tik Tok and other variants may refer to: Tick-Tock...
- Look up tick or ticking in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A tick is a parasitic mite of the order Ixodida. Tick or ticking may also refer to: Tick (check...
- (American English), checkmark (Philippine English), tickmark (Indian English) or tick (Australian, New Zealand and British English) is a mark (✓, ✔, etc.) used...