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Quick definitions from WordNet (tick)

▸ noun:  any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
▸ noun:  a light mattress
▸ noun:  a metallic tapping sound ("He counted the ticks of the clock")
▸ noun:  a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
▸ verb:  make a sound like a clock or a timer ("The clocks were ticking")
▸ verb:  sew ("Tick a mattress")
▸ verb:  make a clicking or ticking sound ("The clock ticked away")
▸ verb:  put a check mark on or next to ("Tick off the items")
▸ name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #59698)

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