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)
Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2025
The 22-year-old driver in his second Cup Series season with Spire Motorsports ticked off Ricky Stenhouse Jr. with his aggressive style.
—Teresa M. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
Recipients are asked to bring identification and once a family representative has collected aid, they are ticked off a list, according to an UNRWA spokesperson.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
One problem: Jeff Skinner’s shot from the other side already had skittered between DeSmith’s knees, ticked off his inner right thigh, and found the back of the net.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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To the person ticked off that a possible Major League Baseball team has been given the name, The Dreamers.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2025
The 22-year-old driver in his second Cup Series season with Spire Motorsports ticked off Ricky Stenhouse Jr. with his aggressive style.
—Teresa M. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
Recipients are asked to bring identification and once a family representative has collected aid, they are ticked off a list, according to an UNRWA spokesperson.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
One problem: Jeff Skinner’s shot from the other side already had skittered between DeSmith’s knees, ticked off his inner right thigh, and found the back of the net.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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“Tick (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tick%20%28off%29. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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