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Definition of tick
tick 
noun
- a short amount of time.
Citation from Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002 film) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002 film) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: a period of time.
Last edited on Jun 07 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.
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