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1. tick
noun. ['ˈtɪk'] a metallic tapping sound.
Antonyms
Etymology
- tek (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ticia (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- ticket (English)
- estiquet (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tike (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Tick
- realpolitik
- ostpolitik
- handpick
- vanwyk
- vanwyck
- vandyck
- strick
- sprick
- afflik
- zwick
- trick
- swick
- spic
- smick
- slick
- schrick
- schnick
- schmick
- schlick
- quik
- quick
- prick
- kwik
- krick
- klick
- glick
- fricke
- frick
- flick
- dzik
How do you pronounce tick?
Pronounce tick as tɪk.
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UK - How to pronounce tick in British English
Sentences with tick
1. Adjective
In 1946, the Australian cattle industry was reeling from losses because of cattle tick infestation.
2. Noun, singular or mass
Grasp the tick's head and pull straight up, slowly but firmly.
Quotes about tick
1. Every intelligent individual wants to know what makes him tick, and yet is at once fascinated and frustrated by the fact that oneself is the most difficult of all things to know.
- Alan W. Watts
2. Anyone with half a mind could see that,"said Tiffany.Miss Tick sighed. "Yes. But sometimes it's so hard to find half a mind when you need one.
- Terry Pratchett
2. tick-weed
noun. any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America.
4. tick
verb. ['ˈtɪk'] make a clicking or ticking sound.
Etymology
- tek (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ticia (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- ticket (English)
- estiquet (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tike (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. tick
noun. ['ˈtɪk'] any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals.
Antonyms
Etymology
- tek (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ticia (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- ticket (English)
- estiquet (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tike (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. tick
verb. ['ˈtɪk'] make a sound like a clock or a timer.
Antonyms
Etymology
- tek (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ticia (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- ticket (English)
- estiquet (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tike (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. tick
verb. ['ˈtɪk'] put a check mark on or near or next to.
Synonyms
Etymology
- tek (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ticia (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- ticket (English)
- estiquet (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tike (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. tick
noun. ['ˈtɪk'] a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc..
Etymology
- tek (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ticia (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- ticket (English)
- estiquet (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tike (Middle English (1100-1500))