Noun
any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals

Noun
a light mattress

Noun
a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.; "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student''s name"

Noun
a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock"

Verb
put a check mark on or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"

Verb
sew; "tick a mattress"

Verb
make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight"

Verb
make a clicking or ticking sound; "The clock ticked away"

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

v. i.
To go on trust, or credit.

v. i.
To give tick; to trust.

n.
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.

n.
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).

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

n.
Ticking. See Ticking, n.

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

v. i.
To strike gently; to pat.

n.
A quick, audible beat, as of a clock.

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

n.
The whinchat; -- so called from its note.

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

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Stand not ticking and toying at the branches.

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When I had got all my responsibilities down upon my list, I compared each with the bill and ticked it off.

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

To go on trust, or credit.

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.

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

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

A quick, audible beat, as of a clock.

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