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  1. noun
    a metallic tapping sound
    "he counted the ticks of the clock"

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  2. verb
    make a sound like a clock or a timer
    "the clocks were ticking"

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  3. verb
    sew
    "tick a mattress"

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  4. verb
    make a clicking or ticking sound
    "The clock ticked away"

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  5. noun
    a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.

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  6. verb
    put a check mark on or near or next to
    "tick off the items"
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  7. noun
    a light mattress
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  8. noun
    any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
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Definition that contains tick
  • soft tick tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head
  • door prize tickets are passed out at the entrance to a dance or party or other social function and a prize is awarded to the holder of the winning ticket
  • ixodid ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head
  • argasid tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head
  • hard tick ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head
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