Tĭck1, n.
n. [Probably abbreviated from ticket, q. v.] Credit; trust; as, to buy upon tick. He bought them upon tick. Goldsmith.
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Tick
Tĭck2, n.
n. [Fr. tique, D. teek, L. Ger. têke, täke, têke-bock, M. & N. H. Ger. zecke, It. zecca. Cf. TIKE.] (Entom.) A little insect, of a livid color and globose-ovate form, that infests sheep, dogs, goats, cows, and other animals; a species of Acarus.
Tĭck3, n.
n. [D. tijk, O. H. Ger. ziecha, N. H. Ger. zieche, Fr. taie, toie, from Lat. theca, case, Gr. θήκη.]
- The cover or case of a bed, which contains the feathers, wool, or other material.
- Hence, a kind of cloth, woven in stripes of different colors, of which the tick or cover of a bed is made.
Tĭck4, v. i.
[From tick, credit.]
- To run on score; to go on trust or credit.
- To give tick; to trust. Arbuthnot.
Tĭck5, v. i.
[imp. & p. p. TICKED (tĭkt); p. pr. & vb. n. TICKING.] [D. tikken, L. Ger. ticken.]
- To make a small noise by beating or otherwise, as a watch; to beat; to pat.
- To strike gently.
Stand not ticking and toying at the branches, nor at the boughs. Latimer.
Tĭck6, n.
n. 1. The distinct, quick beat, as of a watch or clock. 2. Any small mark intended to direct attention to something else, or to serve as a check. Dickens.
Tĭck7, v. t.
v. t. 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.