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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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, 28 Mar. 2025
The opening paragraph starts with a list of clothes that Johnny is ticking off in his head.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 24 Mar. 2025
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The event gives Hughes the chance to tick off one of his career ambitions as he gets set to headline a fight card in his home town, as the PFL Europe 2025 season gets underway in Northern Ireland.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
The dramatized version simply floats, roils and plods forward as if being tugged dutifully along, ticking off checkpoints along the way.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
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Why spend the time and money (new signs) to increase the speed limits when everyone speeds now with no consequences?
I’m ticked off at Ticked Off for not running my ticked off re: the north Hiawassee Road junk yard.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
The opening paragraph starts with a list of clothes that Johnny is ticking off in his head.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 24 Mar. 2025
More news: How Usman Nurmagomedov and Paul Hughes Gave PFL The Perfect Rivalry for 2025 | Opinion
The event gives Hughes the chance to tick off one of his career ambitions as he gets set to headline a fight card in his home town, as the PFL Europe 2025 season gets underway in Northern Ireland.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
The dramatized version simply floats, roils and plods forward as if being tugged dutifully along, ticking off checkpoints along the way.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tick (off)
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“Tick (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tick%20%28off%29. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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