tick off
English
Verb
tick off (third-person singular simple present ticks off, present participle ticking off, simple past and past participle ticked off)
- (deprecated template usage) (sometimes methaphorical) To sign with a tick.
- 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.
- To list (create or recite a list).
- 2010, David A. Powell, Failure in the Saddle, Savas Beatie, ISBN 9781932714876, page 68 [1]:
- In a lengthy missive dispatched the next afternoon, Wheeler ticked off a laundry list of reasons why he could not obey Bragg's order.
- 2010, David A. Powell, Failure in the Saddle, Savas Beatie, ISBN 9781932714876, page 68 [1]:
- (deprecated template usage) (idiomatic) To annoy, aggravate.
- It really ticks me off when people don't use proper punctuation marks.
- (deprecated template usage) (British) To reprimand.
- Fred was ticked off by the teacher for playing around in class.
Translations
to sign with a tick
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to list
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to annoy, aggravate
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(UK) to reprimand
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