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, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
Those nine seconds have ticked off the clock, never to be seen again.
—John Kormanik, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
As the old year ticked off its last minutes, New Orleans seemed ready for the new one.
—Rick Rojas, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Bates split the uprights as the final seconds ticked off the clock.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
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To the person ticked off about a homeowner who has a tree down and a house that needs to be painted.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
Those nine seconds have ticked off the clock, never to be seen again.
—John Kormanik, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
As the old year ticked off its last minutes, New Orleans seemed ready for the new one.
—Rick Rojas, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Bates split the uprights as the final seconds ticked off the clock.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Tick (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tick%20%28off%29. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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