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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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)
Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Oh my gosh, ticked off is not the appropriate word.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Guests can now not only tick off both of the great apes with a two-stop trip, but also have plenty of other things to do in between—perhaps mountain biking and archery, or, for something more chilled out, basket weaving and coffee tasting.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Apr. 2026
Without hard freezes killing ticks off, populations are surviving in higher numbers and becoming active earlier each spring.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
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That team played with a bag of Doritos on its shoulder, ticked off by every slight.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Oh my gosh, ticked off is not the appropriate word.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Guests can now not only tick off both of the great apes with a two-stop trip, but also have plenty of other things to do in between—perhaps mountain biking and archery, or, for something more chilled out, basket weaving and coffee tasting.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Apr. 2026
Without hard freezes killing ticks off, populations are surviving in higher numbers and becoming active earlier each spring.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Tick (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tick%20%28off%29. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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