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ALL meanings of ticked off

ticked off
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  • noun ticked off a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock. 1
  • noun ticked off Chiefly British Informal. a moment or instant. 1
  • noun ticked 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 ticked off Stock Exchange. a movement in the price of a stock, bond, or option. the smallest possible tick on a given exchange. 1
  • noun ticked off Manège. a jumping fault consisting of a light touch of a fence with one or more feet. 1
  • noun ticked off a small contrasting spot of color on the coat of a mammal or the feathers of a bird. 1
  • verb without object ticked off to emit or produce a tick, like that of a clock. 1
  • verb without object ticked off to pass as with ticks of a clock: The hours ticked by. 1
  • verb with object ticked off to sound or announce by a tick or ticks: The clock ticked the minutes. 1
  • verb with object ticked off to mark with a tick or ticks; check (usually followed by off); to tick off the items on the memo. 1
  • idioms ticked off what makes one tick, the motive or explanation of one's behavior: The biographer failed to show what made Herbert Hoover tick. 1
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