Definition of Tick

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Definition of Tick

Tick

Credit; trust; as, to buy on, or upon, tick.

To go on trust, or credit.

To give tick; to trust.

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.

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).

The cover, or case, of a bed, mattress, etc., which contains the straw, feathers, hair, or other filling.

Ticking. See Ticking, n.

To make a small or repeating noise by beating or otherwise, as a watch does; to beat.

To strike gently; to pat.

A quick, audible beat, as of a clock.

Any small mark intended to direct attention to something, or to serve as a check.

The whinchat; -- so called from its note.

To check off by means of a tick or any small mark; to score.

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Tick Quotations

I loved Rent when I first heard it, but it grew on me and so did Tick, Tick... Boom. Some songs are more interesting than others and sometimes the ones that never stood out at first end up being the best to perform.
Neil Patrick Harris

By exploring the political and moral colorings of discoveries about what makes us tick, we can have a more honest science and a less fearful intellectual milieu.
Steven Pinker

Because it is my second season with the team, no time has been wasted in getting to know the people I'm working with. I am aware of what the team is capable of and how the organisation works, and they are familiar with what makes me tick.
Damon Hill

Anyone who devotes time and attention to what makes people tick, to me, is a smart person.
Ron Silver

The pull, the attraction of history, is in our human nature. What makes us tick? Why do we do what we do? How much is luck the deciding factor?
David McCullough

People are nice enough, but you can hear the giant tick of the second hand. People are so harried.
David Ogden Stiers

Tick is a cartoon character, I don't know if you're familiar with him. This is the third step in his evolution. Comic book to cartoon to, now, live-action.
Patrick Warburton

I want to know about what makes an athlete tick.
Lisa Guerrero

You know, that kind of coldness, you know. And I think, yeah, I think that definitely helped. The female characters on the show, you can see some of them wanting to know what makes him tick. And I guess that translates into some of the fans outside. You know?
Matt Robinson

But with exquisite breathing you smile, with satisfaction of love, And I touch you again as you tick in the silence and settle in sleep.
Karl Shapiro

Tick Translations

tick in Dutch is teek
tick in French is tique, tic tac
tick in German is ticken
tick in Italian is segnare a croce
tick in Portuguese is tiquetaque
tick in Spanish is tictac

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