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)
Anthony Slater, New York Times, 3 May 2025
But then, as the final hours ticked off, my victory fell apart.
—Marley Dickinson, Outside Online, 17 Apr. 2025
DeSantis enraged Insurance lobbyists aren’t the only ones Perez is ticking off.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
Organized Crime Premiere: Stabler and Benson Reunite Under Dire Circumstances as Season 5 Begins — Read Episodes 1 and 2 Recap
At Meredith’s old house, Blue ticked off Simone by letting a guy who was barely an almost acquaintance crash there without telling her.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
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The error that tripled the gap was the single possession that seemed to tick off key members of the Golden State Warriors the most late Friday night.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 3 May 2025
But then, as the final hours ticked off, my victory fell apart.
—Marley Dickinson, Outside Online, 17 Apr. 2025
DeSantis enraged Insurance lobbyists aren’t the only ones Perez is ticking off.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
Organized Crime Premiere: Stabler and Benson Reunite Under Dire Circumstances as Season 5 Begins — Read Episodes 1 and 2 Recap
At Meredith’s old house, Blue ticked off Simone by letting a guy who was barely an almost acquaintance crash there without telling her.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Tick (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tick%20%28off%29. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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