A bite from a tick that can pass various illnesses to the bitten host.

Alternative form of uptick

(simile) Engorged with food or drink, especially alcoholic drink.

plural of tick mark

A wingless dipterous insect of the genus Nycteribia, parasitic on bats.

simple past tense and past participle of tick and tie

present participle of tick and tie

(accounting) To make sure that every item in a ledger or in an inventory is accounted for and properly connected to other items to which they are related.

Any tick in the family Argasidae, differing from the so-called hard ticks in several respects, in particular in that they lack a defensive hard shield (or scutum) on the body.

Any tick in the family Ixodidae, differing from the so-called soft ticks in several respects, in particular in that they bear a defensive hard shield (or scutum) on the body