n The act of tickling.
n An itchy feeling resembling the result of tickling.
n (cricket, informal) A light tap of the ball.
n (Newfoundland) A narrow strait.
v (transitive) To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which causes laughter, pleasure and twitching.
v (transitive) To unexpectedly touch or stroke delicately in a manner which causes displeasure or withdrawal.
v (intransitive, of a body part) To feel as if the body part in question is being tickled.
v (transitive) To appeal to someone's taste, curiosity etc.
v (transitive) To cause delight or amusement in.
v (intransitive) To feel titillation.
v (transitive) To catch fish in the hand (usually in rivers or smaller streams) by manually stimulating the fins.
v (archaic) To be excited or heartened.
adj (obsolete) Changeable, capricious; insecure.
adv Insecurely, precariously, unstably.
n A habitational surname from Old English.