ticks

[tɪks]

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A tick is a small bug that sucks blood from animals and people.

You might have seen ticks crawling around, especially after walking through grass or woods. They can be tiny, but they're annoying because they bite and make their hosts sick. If you find one on your skin, try to remove it quickly and carefully with tweezers – don't squeeze it too hard. Ticks are also used in sports, like the tick of a clock: every minute is marked by a ticking sound that says "time's running out."

Definitions

noun

A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.

noun

A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.
Example: The steady tick of the clock provided a comforting background for the conversation.
A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.
Example: At midday, the long bond is up a tick.
A jiffy (unit of time defined by basic timer frequency).
A short period of time, particularly a second.
Example: I'll be back in a tick.
A periodic increment of damage or healing caused by an ongoing status effect.
A mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement.
Example: Indicate that you are willing to receive marketing material by putting a tick in the box
A bird seen (or heard) by a birdwatcher, for the first time that day, year, trip, etc., and thus added to a list of observed birds.
The whinchat.

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verb

To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands in an analog clock.
To make a tick or checkmark.
To work or operate, especially mechanically.
Example: He took the computer apart to see how it ticked.
To strike gently; to pat.
To add a bird to a list of birds that have been seen (or heard).

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noun

Ticking.
A sheet that wraps around a mattress; the cover of a mattress, containing the filling.

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ticking

noun

Credit, trust.

credittrust

verb

To go on trust, or credit.
To give tick; to trust.

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noun

(place names) A goat.
Example: Tickenhall Drive

Real examples of "ticks" in context

Bob Odenkirk Has a Fire in His Belly While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones

Interview

And it could be a little tiny dumb thing that you hate, a thing you hate about yourself, a behavior in the world that just ticks you off, and then turning that into joy.

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Real examples of "ticks" in context

Bob Odenkirk Has a Fire in His Belly While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones

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