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Ticks

/tɪks/

A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.

📖 Definitions of "Ticks"

noun
  1. 1

    A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.

noun
  1. 1

    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."

  2. 2

    A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.

    "At midday, the long bond is up a tick."

  3. 3

    A jiffy (unit of time defined by basic timer frequency).

  4. 4

    A short period of time, particularly a second.

    "I'll be back in a tick."

verb
  1. 1

    To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands in an analog clock.

  2. 2

    To make a tick or checkmark.

  3. 3

    To work or operate, especially mechanically.

    "He took the computer apart to see how it ticked."

  4. 4

    To strike gently; to pat.

noun
  1. 1

    Ticking.

  2. 2

    A sheet that wraps around a mattress; the cover of a mattress, containing the filling.

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