Tick ¹

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

Tick ²

Definition: To go on trust, or credit.

Tick ³

Definition: To give tick; to trust.

Tick ⁴

Definition: 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.

Tick ⁵

Definition: 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).

Tick ⁶

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

Tick ⁷

Definition: Ticking. See Ticking, n.

Tick ⁸

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

Tick ⁹

Definition: To strike gently; to pat.

Tick ¹⁰

Definition: A quick, audible beat, as of a clock.

Tick ¹¹

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

Tick ¹²

Definition: The whinchat; so called from its note.

Tick ¹³

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

tick ¹⁴

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

tick ¹⁵

Definition: a light mattress

tick ¹⁶

Definition: 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"

tick ¹⁷

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

tick ¹⁸

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

tick ¹⁹

Definition: sew; "tick a mattress"

tick ²⁰

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

tick ²¹

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