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Tic

Tic

,
Noun.
[F.]
(Med.)
A local and habitual convulsive motion of certain muscles; especially, such a motion of some of the muscles of the face; twitching; velication; – called also
spasmodic tic
.
Dunglison.
Tic douloureux
.
[F., fr.
tic
a knack, a twitching +
douloureux
painful.]
(Med.)
Neuralgia in the face; face ague. See under
Face
.

Definition 2024


tic

tic

See also: TIC

English

Noun

tic (plural tics)

  1. A local and repetitive motion of certain muscles.
  2. Shortened form of ticket

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Verb

tic (third-person singular simple present tics, present participle ticcing, simple past and past participle ticced)

  1. (intransitive) To exhibit a tic; to undergo repetitive muscle movements.

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Acholi

Noun

tic

  1. work

Italian

Noun

tic m (invariable)

  1. tic, twitch

Latvian

Verb

tic

  1. 3rd person singular present indicative form of ticēt
  2. 3rd person plural present indicative form of ticēt
  3. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of ticēt
  4. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of ticēt

Lojban

Rafsi

tic

  1. rafsi of tcica.

Spanish

Noun

tic m (plural tics)

  1. tick, tic (movement)
  2. tick (written mark)
  3. tick (sound)

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