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Tick

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Meaning

Noun

●
A
of the
Ixodida.
●
A
but
made
by
machinery.
●
A
on any
of
; a
of
.
●
In Computing:
A
(unit of time
by
frequency).
●
A
,
a second.
●
In Video games:
A
of
or
by an
effect.
●
In Australian English, British English, Irish English & New Zealand English:
A
(✓) made to
,
or acknowledgement.
●
In Birdwatching:
A
seen (or
) by a
, for the
that day, year,
, etc; and thus
to
of
s.
●
In Ornithology:
A
(Saxicola rubetra).
●
Ticking.
●
A
that
around a
; the
of a
,
the filling.
●
In British English:
Credit, trust.
●
A goat.

Verb

●
To make a
to the
of the
an
clock.
●
To make a
or checkmark.
●
To work or
, especially mechanically.
●
To
; to pat.
●
In Birdwatching:
To
(a
) to
of
s that have been seen (or heard).
●
To
, or credit.
●
To give
; to trust.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

tick
English
arrow
tek
Middle English (1100-1500)
ticia
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
ticket
English
arrow
estiquet
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
tike
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym

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