Tic

Definitions

1. A sudden, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization.
2. Clipping of ticket.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
3. Initialism of tourist information centre.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
4. Something that is done or produced habitually or characteristically.
   broadly
5. Initialism of tenancy in common.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
6. Initialism of total invested capital.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
7. Initialism of offence to be taken into consideration.
   UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
8. Initialism of translocon on inner chloroplast membrane.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
9. Initialism of thermal imaging camera.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Tourette syndrome is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by multiple tics. A tic is a sudden, rapid, repetitive, non-rhythmic movement (e.g. eye blinking) or vocalization (e.g. throat clearing).”

“Boyle revives some of the stylistic tics which found themselves being ripped off by geezer-gangster Britflicks back in the day, but now the freezeframes are briefer, sharper; the movie itself refers back to the original with variant flashback versions of famous scenes, but also Super 8-type⟳ images of the boys’ poignant boyhood in primary school.”

“TICs must be admitted by a defendant in addition to the crimes for which they have⟳ been convicted.”

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