"tic" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tɪk/ Audio: en-us-tick.ogg , en-au-tick.ogg Forms: tics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪk Etymology: Borrowed from French tic. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|tic}} Borrowed from French tic Head templates: {{en-noun}} tic (plural tics)
  1. (neurology) A sudden, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization. Categories (topical): Neurology Translations (local and habitual convulsive motion): тик (tik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), tic [masculine] (Catalan), 抽搐 (chōuchù) (Chinese Mandarin), tik [masculine] (Czech), tic [masculine] (Dutch), tiko (Esperanto), nykimisoire (Finnish), tic [masculine] (French), Tic [masculine] (German), Zucken [neuter] (German), nervöses Zucken [neuter] (German), チック (chikku) (Japanese), тик (tik) [masculine] (Macedonian), tik (Polish), tique (Portuguese), cacoete (Portuguese), tic [neuter] (Romanian), тик (tik) [masculine] (Russian), не́рвный тик (nérvnyj tik) [masculine] (Russian), подёргивание (podjórgivanije) [neuter] (Russian), tic [masculine] (Spanish), ryckning [common-gender] (Swedish), tic (Swedish), حرکی (harki) [feminine] (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-tic-en-noun-PZjSojXl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 23 28 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 41 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 36 30 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 33 36 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 39 28 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 35 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 30 34 35 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 34 33 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 38 28 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 35 34 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 37 29 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 34 34 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 35 33 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 34 33 33 Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, sciences Disambiguation of 'local and habitual convulsive motion': 73 27
  2. (by extension) Something that is done or produced habitually or characteristically. Tags: broadly
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Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /tɪk/ Audio: en-us-tick.ogg , en-au-tick.ogg Forms: tics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪk Etymology: Clipping of ticket. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|ticket}} Clipping of ticket Head templates: {{en-noun}} tic (plural tics)
  1. (informal) Clipping of ticket. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: ticket Derived forms: tix Related terms: tic douloureux, tic tac, tic-tac-toe, trip tic
    Sense id: en-tic-en-noun-RWO76XLD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 23 28 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /tɪk/ Audio: en-us-tick.ogg , en-au-tick.ogg Forms: tics [present, singular, third-person], ticcing [participle, present], ticced [participle, past], ticced [past]
Rhymes: -ɪk Etymology: Borrowed from French tic. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|tic}} Borrowed from French tic Head templates: {{en-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 a sudden, semi-voluntary muscle movement. Tags: intransitive Translations (to undergo a muscle movement): tiki (Esperanto), timu (Maori), tumu (Maori)
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Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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      "word": "tic douloureux"
    },
    {
      "word": "tic tac"
    },
    {
      "word": "tic-tac-toe"
    },
    {
      "word": "trip tic"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "ticket"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English clippings",
        "English informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Clipping of ticket."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ticket",
          "ticket#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Clipping of ticket."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "clipping",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tɪk/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-tick.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/64/En-us-tick.ogg/En-us-tick.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/En-us-tick.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-tick.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/85/En-au-tick.ogg/En-au-tick.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/En-au-tick.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪk"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "tick"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tic"
}

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