TIC

tic

(noun) a local and habitual twitching especially in the face

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

tic (plural tics)

A sudden, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization.

(by extension) Something that is done or produced habitually or characteristically.

(abbreviation, informal) ticket

Verb

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

(intransitive) To exhibit a tic; to undergo a sudden, semi-voluntary muscle movement.

Anagrams

• ICT, TCI, cit, cit.

Noun

TIC (countable and uncountable, plural TICs)

Initialism of tourist information centre.

(law) Initialism of tenancy in common.

(finance) Total invested capital.

(UK, legal) Initialism of (an additional offence) taken into consideration.

Anagrams

• ICT, TCI, cit, cit.

Source: Wiktionary

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Tic, n. Etym: [F.] (Med.)

Definition: 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 (. Etym: [F., fr. tic a knack, a twitching + douloureux painful.] (Med.) Neuralgia in the face; face ague. See under Face.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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