tick

Related to tick: deer tick, Lyme disease, tick bite

tick

1. informal A moment or instant. Primarily heard in UK. A: "Could you help me with this?" B: "Yep, just a tick!" Wait here a tick while I nip inside.
2. informal A degree or unit on some scale. Can you turn the thermostat up a couple ticks? While their newest phone is a notch above their previous model, not enough has improved to warrant its hefty price tag.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

tick

n. a minute; a second. (see also sec.) This won’t take a tick. Sit tight.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See:
  • (as) full as a tick
  • (as) tight as a tick
  • a few ticks
  • as tight as a tick
  • buy (something) on tick
  • full as a tick
  • get (something) on tick
  • get, buy, etc. something on tick
  • go on tick
  • half a minute
  • half a minute, tick, second, etc.
  • half a second
  • half a tick
  • make tick
  • on tick
  • tick
  • tick (something) off on (one's) fingers
  • tick all the (right) boxes
  • tick away
  • tick by
  • tick down
  • tick off
  • tick over
  • tick past
  • tick someone off
  • tick something off on your fingers
  • ticked
  • ticked (off)
  • ticked off
  • tick-tock
  • tight as a tick
  • what makes (one) tick
  • what makes one tick
  • what makes somebody tick
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References in periodicals archive
* Remove any tick promptly by grasping it with tweezers, as close to the skin as possible and gently, but firmly, pulling it straight out.
Instead, use a tick pulling tool with a V-shaped slot.
While, prevalence of tick infestation in male and female of cross breeds was 23.07% and 19.49%, respectively.
Ticks often repeat the act of attaching to various hosts as they travel around during their 'safari' lifecycle as they grow from nymph to adult stage to achieve their 'suck'-cess.
Literature indicates that a tick bite in EAC can result in tinnitus, facial nerve palsy, and taste disorder, though rarely (6-8).
If you happen to find a tick on your pet, the best thing to use is a tick remover, this is something your vet will have.
Dog owners are being encouraged to be on the lookout for ticks, as insurance claims for illnesses related to the parasite in pets have risen by more than 60 per cent in recent years.
Vets and pet stores should stock specially designed hooks, which you can slide under the tick and rotate to lift it form your dog's skin.
Brisbane Veterinary Specialist Centre vet Darren Fry said, "The important thing is to make sure you find the tick early, before it's had a chance to stay on the animal for too long."
Different populations of blacklegged tick nymphs exhibit differences in questing behavior that have implications for human Lyme disease risk.
Most problems with flea and tick control products are a result of improper usage.
"When NexGard, an easy-to-give, beef-flavored chew, was launched in 2013, it was the first oral flea and tick control product and the first of the isoxazoline class of parasiticides," said Zach Mills, DVM, Head of US Pet Veterinary Professional Services.
M2 EQUITYBITES-January 23, 2018-Elanco Animal Health wins US FDA approval for Credelio to treat and protect dogs against ticks and fleas
Distribution of various Ixodid tick species and risk factors associated with tick infestation and burden levels were studied in bovine from three distinct temporal zones of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.