as in to list
to specify one after another
ticked off everything she would need to buy while her daughter wrote the items down on a list
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1
as in to admonish
to criticize (someone) so as to correct a fault
she royally ticked the babysitter off for letting the child play outside unsupervised
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2
as in to anger
to make angry
it really ticks me off when someone says something like that
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Recent Examples of tick (off)
Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
Our sports writers tick off the big moves, head-scratchers and unanswered questions so far.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Travelers heading to Singapore from the US East Coast for the cruise could also tick off a box on many people’s aviation wishlists along the way — experience the world’s longest non-stop commercial flight.
—Karla Cripps, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Then you’d probably feel misled, betrayed and ticked off.
—Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
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His wire-to-wire tenacity made Benet squirm until the final split-second had ticked off the clock.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
Our sports writers tick off the big moves, head-scratchers and unanswered questions so far.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Travelers heading to Singapore from the US East Coast for the cruise could also tick off a box on many people’s aviation wishlists along the way — experience the world’s longest non-stop commercial flight.
—Karla Cripps, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Then you’d probably feel misled, betrayed and ticked off.
—Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Tick (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tick%20%28off%29. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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