Tick

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}). [1913 Webster]

{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. [1913 Webster]

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Synonyms:

Click, beat / Bed-tick, ticking / Trust, credit, Click, beat, Score, check, check off

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tick — Ⅰ. tick [1] ► NOUN 1) a mark ( ) used to indicate that an item in a text is correct or has been chosen or checked. 2) a regular short, sharp sound. 3) Brit. informal a moment. ► VERB 1) mark with a tick … English terms dictionary
tick — tick1 [tik] n. [ME tek, prob. < Gmc echoic base > Du tikk, MHG zicken, to tick] 1. a light touch; pat 2. a light clicking or tapping sound, as that made by the escapement of a watch or clock 3. a mark (✓, /, etc.) made to check off items;… … English World dictionary
Tick — Tick, n. [Abbrev. from ticket.] Credit; trust; as, to buy on, or upon, tick. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tick — Tick, v. i. 1. To go on trust, or credit. [1913 Webster] 2. To give tick; to trust. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tick — Tick, n. 1. A quick, audible beat, as of a clock. [1913 Webster] 2. Any small mark intended to direct attention to something, or to serve as a check. Dickens. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) The whinchat; so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tick — Tick, v. t. To check off by means of a tick or any small mark; to score. [1913 Webster] When I had got all my responsibilities down upon my list, I compared each with the bill and ticked it off. Dickens. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tick — [n1] clicking sound; one beat beat, blow, clack, click, clicking, flash, instant, metallic sound, minute, moment, pulsation, pulse, rap, second, shake, tap, tapping, throb, ticktock, twinkling, wink; concepts 595,808,810 tick [n2] checkmark check … New thesaurus
tick|y — tick|y1 «TIHK ee», noun, plural tick|ies. = tickey. (Cf. ↑tickey) tick|y2 «TIHK ee», adjective. full of or infested by ticks … Useful english dictionary

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