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ALL meanings of tick off

tick off
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  • transitivephrasal verb tick off reprimand 1
  • transitivephrasal verb tick off check off: mark checklist item 1
  • transitivephrasal verb tick off irritate 1
  • noun tick off a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock. 1
  • noun tick off Chiefly British Informal. a moment or instant. 1
  • noun tick off a small dot, mark, check, or electronic signal, as used to mark off an item on a list, serve as a reminder, or call attention to something. 1
  • noun tick off Stock Exchange. a movement in the price of a stock, bond, or option. the smallest possible tick on a given exchange. 1
  • noun tick off Manège. a jumping fault consisting of a light touch of a fence with one or more feet. 1
  • noun tick off a small contrasting spot of color on the coat of a mammal or the feathers of a bird. 1
  • verb without object tick off to emit or produce a tick, like that of a clock. 1
  • verb without object tick off to pass as with ticks of a clock: The hours ticked by. 1
  • verb with object tick off to sound or announce by a tick or ticks: The clock ticked the minutes. 1
  • verb with object tick off to mark with a tick or ticks; check (usually followed by off); to tick off the items on the memo. 1
  • idioms tick off what makes one tick, the motive or explanation of one's behavior: The biographer failed to show what made Herbert Hoover tick. 1
  • phrasal verb tick off If you tick off items on a list, you write a tick or other mark next to them, in order to show that they have been dealt with. 0
  • phrasal verb tick off If you tick someone off, you speak angrily to them because they have done something wrong. 0
  • phrasal verb tick off If you say that something ticks you off, you mean that it annoys you. 0
  • verb tick off to mark with a tick 0
  • verb tick off to scold; reprimand 0
  • noun tick off to reprimand 0
  • noun tick off to make angry or irritable 0
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