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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Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
In a year filled with slim, low-profile shapes, Bad Bunny and Adidas managed to deliver a shoe that ticked off trend boxes while staying faithful to the design DNA of both partners.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Throughout the process, Bauer says the goal was to create a racket design that makes Djokovic proud when endorsing it while ticking off all the boxes regarding his preferences.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Murphy ticked off a list of Brewers players who had been discarded and disrespected, like Vaughn, only to find a home with his motley Brew Crew.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
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Royal expert Hugo Vickers told The Sun that Meghan posting a glimpse of their children, Archie 5, and Lilibet, 3, might have ticked off her husband.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
In a year filled with slim, low-profile shapes, Bad Bunny and Adidas managed to deliver a shoe that ticked off trend boxes while staying faithful to the design DNA of both partners.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Throughout the process, Bauer says the goal was to create a racket design that makes Djokovic proud when endorsing it while ticking off all the boxes regarding his preferences.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Murphy ticked off a list of Brewers players who had been discarded and disrespected, like Vaughn, only to find a home with his motley Brew Crew.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Tick (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tick%20%28off%29. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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