Definition of tick

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Tick (n.) Any one of several species of dipterous insects having a flattened and usually wingless body, as the bird ticks (see under Bird) and sheep tick (see under Sheep)..

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Stick :: Stick (n.) To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale; as, to stick an apple on a fork..
Cowhage :: Cowhage (n.) A leguminous climbing plant of the genus Mucuna, having crooked pods covered with sharp hairs, which stick to the fingers, causing intolerable itching. The spiculae are sometimes used in medicine as a mechanical vermifuge..
Singlestick :: Singlestick (n.) In England and Scotland, a cudgel used in fencing or fighting; a backsword..
Admit :: Admit (v. t.) To give a right of entrance; as, a ticket admits one into a playhouse..
Sticking :: Stickiness (n.) The quality of being sticky; as, the stickiness of glue or paste..
Solubility :: Solubility (n.) The tendency to separate readily into parts by spurious articulations, as the pods of tick trefoil..
Stick :: Stick (v. t.) A composing stick. See under Composing. It is usually a frame of metal, but for posters, handbills, etc., one made of wood is used..
Tike :: Tike (n.) A tick. See 2d Tick.
Adhere :: Adhere (v. i.) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura..
Tipcat :: Tipcat (n.) A game in which a small piece of wood pointed at both ends, called a cat, is tipped, or struck with a stick or bat, so as to fly into the air..
Complimentary :: Complimentary (a.) Expressive of regard or praise; of the nature of, or containing, a compliment; as, a complimentary remark; a complimentary ticket..
Phasmid :: Phasmid (n.) Any orthopterous insect of the family Phasmidae, as a leaf insect or a stick insect..
Sticking :: Sticked () of Stic.
Poker :: Poker (n.) A poking-stick.
Niblick :: Niblick (n.) A kind of golf stick used to lift the ball out of holes, ruts, etc..
Stick-seed :: Stickler (v. t.) One who pertinaciously contends for some trifling things, as a point of etiquette; an unreasonable, obstinate contender; as, a stickler for ceremony..
Transferable :: Transferable (a.) Negotiable, as a note, bill of exchange, or other evidence of property, that may be conveyed from one person to another by indorsement or other writing; capable of being transferred with no loss of value; as, the stocks of most public companies are transferable; some tickets are not transferable..
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other. The missile being lodged in a hole in the strap, the ends of the string are taken in the hand, and the whole whirled rapidly round until, by loosing one end, the missile is let fly with centrifugal force..
Stout :: Stout (superl.) Firm; tough; materially strong; enduring; as, a stout vessel, stick, string, or cloth..
Yard :: Yard (v. i.) A rod; a stick; a staff.
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