Definitions
1.nounA tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
2.nounA relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery."The steady tick of the clock provided a comforting background for the conversation."
3.nounA mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement."At midday, the long bond is up a tick."
4.nounA jiffy (unit of time defined by basic timer frequency).
5.nounA short period of time, particularly a second."I'll be back in a tick."
6.nounA periodic increment of damage or healing caused by an ongoing status effect.
7.nounA mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement."Indicate that you are willing to receive marketing material by putting a tick in the box"
8.nounA bird seen (or heard) by a birdwatcher, for the first time that day, year, trip, etc., and thus added to a list of observed birds.
9.nounThe whinchat.
10.nounTicking.
11.nounA sheet that wraps around a mattress; the cover of a mattress, containing the filling.
12.nounCredit, trust.
13.noun(place names) A goat."Tickenhall Drive"
14.nounA boorish person.
15.nounA mongrel dog.
16.nounA small child, especially a cheeky or mischievous one
17.nounA crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
18.nounA person from Yorkshire; a Yorkshireman or Yorkshirewoman
19.nounA Roman Catholic