Definition of tick

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Tick (n.) Any one of numerous species of large parasitic mites which attach themselves to, and suck the blood of, cattle, dogs, and many other animals. When filled with blood they become ovate, much swollen, and usually livid red in color. Some of the species often attach themselves to the human body. The young are active and have at first but six legs..

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Tick :: Tick (n.) Any one of numerous species of large parasitic mites which attach themselves to, and suck the blood of, cattle, dogs, and many other animals. When filled with blood they become ovate, much swollen, and usually livid red in color. Some of the species often attach themselves to the human body. The young are active and have at first but six legs..
Parasita :: Parasita (n. pl.) An artificial group formerly made for parasitic insects, as lice, ticks, mites, etc..
Billet :: Billet (n.) A small stick of wood, as for firewood..
Tike :: Tike (n.) A tick. See 2d Tick.
Deathwatch :: Deathwatch (n.) A small wingless insect, of the family Psocidae, which makes a similar but fainter sound; -- called also deathtick..
Brand :: Brand (v. t.) A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct..
Stiddy :: Sticky (superl.) Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious.
Astrut :: Astrut (a. & adv.) Sticking out, or puffed out; swelling; in a swelling manner..
Hanger-on :: Hanger-on (n.) One who hangs on, or sticks to, a person, place, or service; a dependent; one who adheres to others' society longer than he is wanted..
Brin :: Brin (n.) One of the radiating sticks of a fan. The outermost are larger and longer, and are called panaches..
Bloodstick :: Bloodstick (n.) A piece of hard wood loaded at one end with lead, and used to strike the fleam into the vein..
Tickler :: Tickler (n.) Something puzzling or difficult.
Crab :: Crab (v. t.) To beat with a crabstick.
Pooler :: Pooler (n.) A stick for stirring a tan vat.
Stick :: Stick (n.) To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat..
Lottery :: Lottery (n.) A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance; esp., a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, and the rest of tickets are blanks. Fig. : An affair of chance..
Hockey :: Hockey (n.) A game in which two parties of players, armed with sticks curved or hooked at the end, attempt to drive any small object (as a ball or a bit of wood) toward opposite goals..
Gorm :: Gorm (v. t.) To daub, as the hands or clothing, with gorm; to daub with anything sticky..
Inhere :: Inhere (v. i.) To be inherent; to stick (in); to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something; to cleave (to); to belong, as attributes or qualities..
Fiddlestick :: Fiddlestick (n.) The bow, strung with horsehair, used in playing the fiddle; a fiddle bow..
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