ticking
[ tik-ing ]
/ ˈtɪk ɪŋ /
noun
a strong cotton fabric, usually twilled, used especially in making cloth ticks.
a similar cloth in satin weave or Jacquard, used especially for mattress covers.
Words nearby ticking
Definition for ticking (2 of 2)
Origin of tick
1
1400–50; late Middle English
tek little touch; akin to Dutch
tik a touch, pat, Norwegian
tikka to touch or shove slightly. See
tickle
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH tick
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British Dictionary definitions for ticking (1 of 5)
ticking
/ (ˈtɪkɪŋ) /
noun
a strong cotton fabric, often striped, used esp for mattress and pillow covers
Word Origin for ticking
C17: from
tick ³
British Dictionary definitions for ticking (2 of 5)
tick
1
/ (tɪk) /
noun
a recurrent metallic tapping or clicking sound, such as that made by a clock or watch
British informal
a moment or instant
a mark (✓) or dash used to check off or indicate the correctness of something
commerce
the smallest increment of a price fluctuation in a commodity exchange. Tick size is usually 0.01% of the nominal value of the trading unit
verb
Word Origin for tick
C13: from Low German
tikk touch; related to Old High German
zekōn to pluck, Norwegian
tikke to touch
British Dictionary definitions for ticking (3 of 5)
tick
2
/ (tɪk) /
noun
any of various small parasitic arachnids of the families Ixodidae (hard ticks) and Argasidae (soft ticks), typically living on the skin of warm-blooded animals and feeding on the blood and tissues of their hosts: order Acarina (mites and ticks)
See also sheep tick (def. 1) Related adjective: acaroid
any of certain other arachnids of the order Acarina
any of certain insects of the dipterous family Hippoboscidae that are ectoparasitic on horses, cattle, sheep, etc, esp the sheep ked
Word Origin for tick
Old English
ticca; related to Middle High German
zeche tick, Middle Irish
dega stag beetle
British Dictionary definitions for ticking (4 of 5)
tick
3
/ (tɪk) /
noun
British informal
account or credit (esp in the phrase on tick)
Word Origin for tick
C17: shortened from
ticket
British Dictionary definitions for ticking (5 of 5)
Word Origin for tick
C15: probably from Middle Dutch
tīke; related to Old High German
ziecha pillow cover, Latin
tēca case, Greek
thēkē
Medical definitions for ticking
tick
[ tĭk ]
n.
Any of numerous small bloodsucking parasitic arachnids of the families Ixodidae and Argasidae, many of which transmit febrile diseases, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease.
Any of various usually wingless, louselike insects of the family Hippobosciddae that are parasitic on sheep, goats, and other animals.
Scientific definitions for ticking
tick
[ tĭk ]
Any of numerous small, parasitic arachnids of the suborder Ixodida that feed on the blood of animals. Like their close relatives the mites and unlike spiders, ticks have no division between cephalothorax and abdomen. Ticks differ from mites by being generally larger and having a sensory pit at the end of their first pair of legs. Many ticks transmit febrile diseases, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease.
Idioms and Phrases with ticking
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