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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a metallic tapping sound;
- Example: "he counted the ticks of the clock"
[syn: tick, ticking]

2. a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tick \Tick\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ticked; p. pr. & vb. n. Ticking.] [Probably of imitative origin; cf. D. tikken, LG. ticken.] 1. To make a small or repeating noise by beating or otherwise, as a watch does; to beat. [1913 Webster] 2. To strike gently; to pat. [1913 Webster] Stand not ticking and toying at the branches. --Latimer. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ticking \Tick"ing\, n. [From Tick a bed cover. Cf. Ticken.] A strong, closely woven linen or cotton fabric, of which ticks for beds are made. It is usually twilled, and woven in stripes of different colors, as white and blue; -- called also ticken. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ticking n 1: a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock" [syn: tick, ticking] 2: a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers