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A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
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A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.
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The steady tick of the clock provided a comforting background for the conversation.
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A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.
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At midday, the long bond is up a tick.
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A jiffy (unit of time defined by basic timer frequency).
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A short period of time, particularly a second.
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I'll be back in a tick.
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A periodic increment of damage or healing caused by an ongoing status effect.
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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
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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.
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The whinchat.
verb
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To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands in an analog clock.
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To make a tick or checkmark.
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To work or operate, especially mechanically.
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He took the computer apart to see how it ticked.
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To strike gently; to pat.
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To add a bird to a list of birds that have been seen (or heard).
noun
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Ticking.
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A sheet that wraps around a mattress; the cover of a mattress, containing the filling.
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verb
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To go on trust, or credit.
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To give tick; to trust.
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(place names) A goat.
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Tickenhall Drive