To make continual clicking sounds like those of an analog clock.

Clicking sounds like those of an analog clock.

One of several species in the genus Desmodium in the legume family

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

simple past tense and past participle of tick off

simple past tense and past participle of tick away

Ixodes holocyclus, an Australian tick that can cause paralysis by injecting neurotoxins into its host.

A model of microprocessor production in which each microarchitecture change is followed with a die shrink of the process technology.

(pathology) A viral infectious disease of the central nervous system borne by ticks, which most often manifests as meningitis, encephalitis, or meningoencephalitis.