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English
A tick (Ixodes hexagonus)Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old English ticia (“‘parasitic animal’”), from West Germanic, cf. Dutch teek, German Zecke.
Noun
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Singular tick |
Plural ticks |
tick (plural ticks)
Translations
arthropod
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Etymology 2
From Middle English tek (“‘light touch", "tap’”)
Noun
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Singular tick |
Plural ticks |
tick (plural ticks)
- A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.
- The steady tick of the clock provided a comforting background for the conversation.
- A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.
- At midday, the long bond is up a tick.
- (colloquial) A short period of time, particularly a second.
- I'll be back in a tick.
- (British) a mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement; checkmark
- Indicate that you are willing to receive marketing material by putting a tick in the box
Derived terms
terms derived from tick (noun)Translations
quiet but sharp sound
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Verb
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Infinitive to tick |
Third person singular ticks |
Simple past ticked |
Past participle ticked |
Present participle ticking |
to tick (third-person singular simple present ticks, present participle ticking, simple past and past participle ticked)
- To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands in an analog clock.
- To make a tick mark.
Translations
make a clicking noise
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Etymology 3
From Middle English tike, probably from Middle Dutch, from Latin theca (“‘cover’”)
Noun
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Singular tick |
Plural countable and uncountable; plural ticks |
tick (countable and uncountable; plural ticks)
- (uncountable) Ticking.
- A sheet that wraps around a mattress.
Translations
sheet around a mattress
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Etymology 4
From ticket
Noun
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Singular tick |
Plural ticks |
tick (plural ticks)
- (British, colloquial) Credit, trust.
- I bought my groceries at the corner shop on tick.
Swedish
Noun
tick n.
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| Base form | tick | ticket | tick | ticken |
| Possessive form | ticks | tickets | ticks | tickens |
- tick (quiet but sharp sound).
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Q. The tick's almost completely buried inside my dad's skin and we need to know how to get it out. Only the butt end of it is sticking out a little.
Asked by ryan - Wed Oct 31 00:18:40 2007 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments
A. You can use a pair of fine-point tweezers. Grasp the tick as close as possible to the point of attachment and slowly and gently pull until your skin starts to lift. Keep up the gentle pressure (without lifting farther) until the tick comes loose. Don't twist or jerk. If you do, you might squish the tick or break off its head or mouth parts. nothing else works! If you leave part of the tick in your skin, you should have it removed by a physician. If it is too deep, go to the doctor period! Don't try yourselves. Otherwise, you may get an infection in the bite area. You can not remove a tick by covering it with grease or gasoline, or by holding a match or cigarette against the tick. This does not work! This only increases the chance of… [cont.]
Answered by 1901pink - Wed Oct 31 00:38:07 2007
