/ Dictionary / Index T tick-borne: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: tick-borne Pronunciation: (tik'bôrn", -bōrn"), [key] — adj. carried or transmitted by ticks: tick-borne disease. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. tick bird ticked Related Content Daily Word Quiz: frugal Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language