Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index H hard tick: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hard' tick" Pronunciation: [key] any tick of the family Ixodidae, characterized by a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head. Cf. soft tick. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. hardtail hard-ticket ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: careening Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language