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Tick — Tick … Deutsch Wörterbuch
Tick — Tick, tick, tick, boom! Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Tick, tick, tick, boom! Episodio de Gilmore Girls Episodio nº Temporada 4 Episodio 18 Escrito por Daniel Palladino Dirigido por … Wikipedia Español
tick — Ⅰ. tick [1] ► NOUN 1) a mark ( ) used to indicate that an item in a text is correct or has been chosen or checked. 2) a regular short, sharp sound. 3) Brit. informal a moment. ► VERB 1) mark with a tick … English terms dictionary
tick — tick1 [tik] n. [ME tek, prob. < Gmc echoic base > Du tikk, MHG zicken, to tick] 1. a light touch; pat 2. a light clicking or tapping sound, as that made by the escapement of a watch or clock 3. a mark (✓, /, etc.) made to check off items;… … English World dictionary
Tick — Tick, n. [OE. tike, teke; akin to D. teek, G. zecke. Cf. {Tike} a tick.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tick — Tick, n. [Abbrev. from ticket.] Credit; trust; as, to buy on, or upon, tick. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tick — Tick, v. i. 1. To go on trust, or credit. [1913 Webster] 2. To give tick; to trust. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tick — Tick, n. 1. A quick, audible beat, as of a clock. [1913 Webster] 2. Any small mark intended to direct attention to something, or to serve as a check. Dickens. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) The whinchat; so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tick — Tick, v. t. To check off by means of a tick or any small mark; to score. [1913 Webster] When I had got all my responsibilities down upon my list, I compared each with the bill and ticked it off. Dickens. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tick — [n1] clicking sound; one beat beat, blow, clack, click, clicking, flash, instant, metallic sound, minute, moment, pulsation, pulse, rap, second, shake, tap, tapping, throb, ticktock, twinkling, wink; concepts 595,808,810 tick [n2] checkmark check … New thesaurus
tick|y — tick|y1 «TIHK ee», noun, plural tick|ies. = tickey. (Cf. ↑tickey) tick|y2 «TIHK ee», adjective. full of or infested by ticks … Useful english dictionary
