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Pronunciation : Tick
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Abbrev. from ticket.]
Definition : Defn: Credit; trust; as, to buy on, or upon, tick.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Tick
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To go on trust, or credit.

2. To give tick; to trust.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Tick
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. tike, teke; akin to D. teek, G. zecke. Cf. Tike a tick.] (Zo?l.) (a) 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 ovat
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Tick
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [LL. techa, teca, L. theca case, Gr. Thesis.]
Definition : 1. The cover, or case, of a bed, mattress, etc., which contains the straw, feathers, hair, or other filling.

2. Ticking. See Ticking, n.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Tick
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Probably of imitative origin; cf. D. tikken, LG. ticken.]
Definition : 1. To make a small or repeating noise by beating or otherwise, as a watch does; to beat.

2. To strike gently; to pat. Stand not ticking and toying at the branches. Latimer.

i. [imp. & p. p. Ticked; p. pr. & vb. n. Ticking.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Tick
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A quick, audible beat, as of a clock.

2. Any small mark intended to direct attention to something, or to serve as a check. Dickens.

3. (Zo?l.)

Defn: The whinchat; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.] Death tick. (Zo?l.) See Deathwatch.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Tick
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To check off by means of a tick or any small mark; to score. When I had got all my responsibilities down upon my list, I compared each with the bill and ticked it off. Dickens.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913