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tick

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TICK

1 —none. 1 slight recurring click, esp. That of a watch or clock. 2 colloq. Moment. 3 mark to denote correctness, check items in a list, etc. —verb. 1 (of a clock etc.) Make ticks. 2 a mark with a tick. B (often foll. By off) mark (an item) with a tick in checking. ? tick off colloq. Reprimand. Tick over 1 (of an engine etc.) Idle. 2 (of a person, project, etc.) Be functioning at a basic level. What makes a person tick colloq. Person`s motivation. [probably imitative]

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2 none. 1 parasitic arachnid on the skin of dogs, cattle, etc. 2 parasitic insect on sheep and birds etc. [old english]

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3 none. Colloq. Credit (buy goods on tick). [apparently an abbreviation of *ticket in on the ticket]

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4 none. 1 cover of a mattress or pillow. 2 = *ticking. [greek theke case]

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none slight click esp watch clock moment mark denote check list make often off item reprimand over engine

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idle person project basic level what imitative arachnid on skin cattle insect sheep old english credit buy ticket cover mattress pillow ticking greek case

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