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)
Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
Andrea Ducas, the Center for American Progress’ vice president of health policy, ticks off a series of still unanswered questions that will affect college students on Medicaid.
—Fiona Riley, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
What’s up with that? I’m ticked off that the small Publix at Courtland Boulevard and Fort Smith Boulevard is chopping the decorative trees around the parking lot.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2025
Bridesmaids visiting the bachelorette party capital became ticked off as bars burst at the seams with NFL fans, leaving little to no room for veils and sashes.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 19 July 2025
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Trump ticked off a list of global conflicts that his administration has made progress on solving.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
Andrea Ducas, the Center for American Progress’ vice president of health policy, ticks off a series of still unanswered questions that will affect college students on Medicaid.
—Fiona Riley, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
What’s up with that? I’m ticked off that the small Publix at Courtland Boulevard and Fort Smith Boulevard is chopping the decorative trees around the parking lot.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2025
Bridesmaids visiting the bachelorette party capital became ticked off as bars burst at the seams with NFL fans, leaving little to no room for veils and sashes.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 19 July 2025
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“Tick (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tick%20%28off%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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