A strong cotton or linen fabric used to cover pillows and mattresses.

A sound of something ticking. / An illusional style of dance where one moves his or her body to the "tic" of the music creating a strobe or animated effect.

present participle of tick

A marking that occurs on some horses. It involves white flecks of hair at the flank, and white hairs at the base of the tail, called a skunk tail or rabicano. Sometimes referred to as birdcatcher ticks.

plural of ticking

A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.

A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery. / A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.

To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands in an analog clock. / To make a tick or checkmark. / (informal, intransitive) To work or operate, especially mechanically.

(uncountable) Ticking. / A sheet that wraps around a mattress; the cover of a mattress, containing the filling.

(UK, colloquial) Credit, trust.