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A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.

A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.

Example: The steady tick of the clock provided a comforting background for the conversation.

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

Example: At midday, the long bond is up a tick.

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

A short period of time, particularly a second.

Example: I'll be back in a tick.

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

To make a tick or checkmark.

To work or operate, especially mechanically.

Example: He took the computer apart to see how it ticked.

To strike gently; to pat.

Ticking.

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

Credit, trust.

To go on trust, or credit.

To give tick; to trust.

(place names) A goat.

Example: Tickenhall Drive