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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Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2025
Steph Fowler can tick off a long list of conditions she was initially told were anxiety or otherwise all in her head: endometriosis, a stomach infection from H.pylori, insomnia, and mast cell activation syndrome.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
The prelate continued by ticking off a laundry list of crucial jobs and roles that undocumented immigrants play in American society as Trump glowered, flanked by First Lady Melania Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2025
Another season without a postseason would likely tick off an impatient fan base that grew used to watching the Cubs contend in the Joe Maddon era and could spell the end to Hoyer’s long run on the North Side.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
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As the final seconds ticked off the clock and with the victory secured, Sierra Canyon forward Maximo Adams leaped and rejected a shot by Sherman Oaks Notre Dame guard NaVorro Bowman Jr. rather than concede a meaningless layup.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2025
Steph Fowler can tick off a long list of conditions she was initially told were anxiety or otherwise all in her head: endometriosis, a stomach infection from H.pylori, insomnia, and mast cell activation syndrome.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
The prelate continued by ticking off a laundry list of crucial jobs and roles that undocumented immigrants play in American society as Trump glowered, flanked by First Lady Melania Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2025
Another season without a postseason would likely tick off an impatient fan base that grew used to watching the Cubs contend in the Joe Maddon era and could spell the end to Hoyer’s long run on the North Side.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Tick (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tick%20%28off%29. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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