No one can be completely relaxed. Like a wind-up clock, a person can't tick without some tension. From LearnThat.org. [John Raudonis]
tick a mattress. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Every creature on the planet has it's place in nature, but the tick is an abomination. From Wordnik.com. [Rain, Rain, Go Away] Reference
Trying to figure out what makes this guy tick is useless. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » O’Reilly Responds: “What I Said Isn’t Controversial. What I Said Needed to Be Said.”] Reference
January 17th, 2008 at 2: 13 pm wwbd says: always cash, always. my tick is coming back. From Wordnik.com. [OMFG IT’S JJ ABRAMS ENTERPRISE!!! (UPDATE X2)] Reference
Pff. Really, though, figuring out what makes a clever AI tick is what gaming's all about, right?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference
Alas, the mystery of what makes people tick is inherently difficult to investigate in a test tube. From Wordnik.com. [Sowell on Math and Economics, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
These "sinners" are not going to endure joblessness and cuts for a tick from the German headmistress. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
In John Hall's Horæ Vacivæ (1646) there is this passage, alluding to the table game called tick-tack. From Wordnik.com. [Literary Blunders; A chapter in the "History of Human Error"] Reference
I confess I gave up trying to understand what makes such a person "tick" - same for Christy. From Wordnik.com. [Climate Progress] Reference
October 8, 2008 at 5:56 pm more like call tick suppuuurt. From Wordnik.com. [Crashed. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
"The game is good when the refs don't call tick-tack fouls," Lawal said. From Wordnik.com. [ajc.com - News] Reference
Now you may have read croissant and thought, wait a tick, that is French. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-03-23] Reference
It’s those feet again – tick, tick, tick – getting me where I’m going. From Wordnik.com. [Walk, don’t run!] Reference
On that word, on that promise, I think the year 2009 is best called a tick in the box. From Wordnik.com. [Internet Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference
The bottom row is the American dog tick, which is not thought to transmit Lyme disease. From Wordnik.com. [Knox] Reference
McLeary doesn't recall a tick bite, or a tell-tale bulls-eye rash, so she was not thinking Lyme. From Wordnik.com. [Boston Weather, Breaking News and Sports from WBZ-TV] Reference
Yikes, no tick is a good tick!. From Wordnik.com. [Safaid Keema, Maybe?: Ground Meat with Potatoes In Scented (Off) White Sauce] Reference
And it really is something to kind of tick you off. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 1, 2006] Reference
If you can just kind of tick-off for us what are the accusations?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 7, 2009] Reference
If you can, just kind of tick off for us, what are the accusations?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 7, 2009] Reference
It may be very good for most people-which would "tick" the GOP off. From Wordnik.com. [LIVE Blog: Sources: Obama to sign health care bill into law today] Reference
The per-unit payment from the strike is specified by the "tick" amount. From Wordnik.com. [Risky Weather] Reference
That kind of tick-box-checking just turns you into an anxious conformist. From Wordnik.com. ["For Richer or Poorer"] Reference
KING: Now, do you think that would kind of tick off a district attorney, Mark?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 3, 2002] Reference
They all make my shoulder go 'tick' but she reassured me it's a good 'tick' not a danger 'tick'. From Wordnik.com. [Physio 2] Reference
Q Can you give us any kind of tick-tock on how the President was notified about the Elian decision?. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By National Security Advisor Samuel Berger] Reference
Intel 22nm tick is codenamed Ivy Bridge. From Wordnik.com. [DV Hardware] Reference
You will need to decide up front on a price per "tick" or "pip". From Wordnik.com. [MoneyWeek RSS - All] Reference
Focus, discipline, some kind of tick-tocky metronomic thing going on inside. From Wordnik.com. [In Contention] Reference
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