tick off

Definitions

1. 1

   To sign an item on a list with a tick mark, especially as a signal that the item has veen…

   To sign an item on a list with a tick mark, especially as a signal that the item has veen verified or completed.

   • I ticked off Harry today because he announced he was present.
   • I ticked three things off the list in my head, and had only four chores left to do.
2. 2

   To list (create or recite a list).

   • In a lengthy missive dispatched the next afternoon, Wheeler ticked off a laundry list of reasons why he could not obey Bragg's order.
3. 3

   To annoy, aggravate.

   • It really ticks me off when people don't use proper punctuation.
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   1. 4

      To reprimand.

      • Fred was ticked off by the teacher for playing around in class.
      • Having ticked us off in this way, the rascal had an elaborate description of rails at the pit mouth, and of a zigzag excavation by which funicular trains were to burrow into the earth.

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