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)
Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
When the final seconds ticked off, the 6-foot-3 Francisco jumped into head coach Jake Goodwiler’s arms.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
When Dahlin got back from the 4 Nations Face-Off, he was ticked off.
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
As the seconds ticked off the clock and the bricks piled up, what had been roaring cheers from the hometown Chase Center crowd Saturday night quickly morphed into groans during the final round of the NBA All-Star Skills Challenge.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
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Cuomo, in a 17-minute video, cited his record and ticked off a series of grievances about the city in a veiled dig at Adams without naming him.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
When the final seconds ticked off, the 6-foot-3 Francisco jumped into head coach Jake Goodwiler’s arms.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
When Dahlin got back from the 4 Nations Face-Off, he was ticked off.
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
As the seconds ticked off the clock and the bricks piled up, what had been roaring cheers from the hometown Chase Center crowd Saturday night quickly morphed into groans during the final round of the NBA All-Star Skills Challenge.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Tick (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tick%20%28off%29. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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