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tick tick definition

tick


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  tick 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  tick 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  tick 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  tick 
 
  3  senses  of  tick 
 
  Sense  1 
  click  tick 
  =>  sound,  go 
 
  Sense  2 
  tick,  ticktock,  ticktack,  beat 
  =>  sound,  go 
 
  Sense  3 
  tick,  retick 
  =>  sew,  run  up  sew  together,  stitch 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  tick 
 
  tick  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  tick 
 
  Sense  1 
  click  tick 
  =>  sound,  go 
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  Sense  2 
  tick,  ticktock,  ticktack,  beat 
  =>  sound,  go 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  tick,  retick 
  =>  sew,  run  up  sew  together,  stitch 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  tick 
  american  dog  tick 
  billystick 
  black-legged  tick 
  bluetick 
  breadstick 
  broomstick 
  candlestick 
  carrot  stick 
  celery  stick 
  chicken  drumstick 
  chopstick 
  control  stick 
  cue  stick 
  deer  tick 
  devil's  walking  stick 
  dipstick 
  downtick 
  drumstick 
  fencing  stick 
  fiddlestick 
  fish  stick 
  gearstick 
  hard  tick 
  hockey  stick 
  horse  tick 
  indian  tick  fever 
  joss  stick 
  joystick 
  licorice  stick 
  lipstick 
  mahlstick 
  matchstick 
  maulstick 
  measuring  stick 
  meterstick 
  metrestick 
  nightstick 
  pogo  stick 
  polo  stick 
  pool  stick 
  sheep  tick 
  sheeptick 
  shooting  stick 
  singlestick 
  size  stick 
  slapstick 
  slipstick 
  soft  tick 
  stick 
  swagger  stick 
  swizzle  stick 
  sword  stick 
  throw  stick 
  throwing  stick 
  tick 
  tick  fever 
  tick  trefoil 
  ticker 
  ticker  tape 
  tickertape 
  ticket 
  ticket-of-leave 
  ticket  agent 
  ticket  book 
  ticket  booth 
  ticket  collector 
  ticket  holder 
  ticket  line 
  ticket  office 
  ticket  stub 
  ticket  taker 
  ticket  tout 
  ticket  window 
  ticking 
  tickle 
  tickler 
  tickler  coil 
  tickler  file 
  tickling 
  tickseed 
  tickseed  sunflower 
  ticktack 
  ticktacktoe 
  ticktacktoo 
  ticktock 
  tickweed 
  turkey  drumstick 
  uptick 
  walking  stick 
  walkingstick 
  western  black-legged  tick 
  wood  tick 
  yardstick 
 
  Overview  of  noun  tick 
 
  The  noun  tick  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  tick,  ticking  --  (a  metallic  tapping  sound;  "he  counted  the  ticks  of  the  clock") 
  2.  (1)  tick  --  (any  of  two  families  of  small  parasitic  arachnids  with  barbed  proboscis;  feed  on  blood  of  warm-blooded  animals) 
  3.  tick  --  (a  light  mattress) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  tick 
 
  The  verb  tick  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  click  tick  --  (make  a  clicking  or  ticking  sound;  "The  clock  ticked  away") 
  2.  (1)  tick,  ticktock,  ticktack,  beat  --  (make  a  sound  like  a  clock  or  a  timer;  "the  clocks  were  ticking";  "the  grandfather  clock  beat  midnight") 
  3.  tick,  retick  --  (sew,  as  of  mattresses;  "tick  a  mattress") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  tick 
  nonstick 
  slapstick 
  tickling 
  ticklish 
 
  Overview  of  noun  tick 
 
  The  noun  tick  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  tick,  ticking  --  (a  metallic  tapping  sound;  "he  counted  the  ticks  of  the  clock") 
  2.  (1)  tick  --  (any  of  two  families  of  small  parasitic  arachnids  with  barbed  proboscis;  feed  on  blood  of  warm-blooded  animals) 
  3.  tick  --  (a  light  mattress) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  tick 
 
  The  verb  tick  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  click  tick  --  (make  a  clicking  or  ticking  sound;  "The  clock  ticked  away") 
  2.  (1)  tick,  ticktock,  ticktack,  beat  --  (make  a  sound  like  a  clock  or  a  timer;  "the  clocks  were  ticking";  "the  grandfather  clock  beat  midnight") 
  3.  tick,  retick  --  (sew,  as  of  mattresses;  "tick  a  mattress") 



tick definition