word
Tick
Tihk
/ˈtɪk/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
tick
Dictionary meaning
Any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis.
Examples
- We counted the ticks of the clock.
- Tick a mattress.
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