tick off
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tick off
verb ticks off · ticking off · ticked off
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To sign an item on a list with a tick mark, especially as a signal that the item has been verified or completed.
I ticked off Harry today because he announced he was present.
Similar: check off, catalogue, enumerate, list, recite, tabulate, tick off
- 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.
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To annoy, aggravate.
It really ticks me off when people don't use proper punctuation.
Similar: bug, irk, aggravate, annoy, nettle, rankle, ruffle, sting, burn someone's ass, antagonize, bother, disgruntle
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To reprimand.
Fred was ticked off by the teacher for playing around in class.
Similar: admonish, tell off, animadvert, bash, bawl out, tilt, clobber, cannonade, slash, lash, blame, scorch
Opposite: unlist
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verb
Opposite: unlist
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verb to annoy, aggravate
| Français | agacer, énerver |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | auf die Nerven gehen, (jemanden) auf die Palme bringen |
verb (UK) to reprimand
| Français | réprimander |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | (jemanden) rüffeln |
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