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tick-off

tick-off is the verbal noun of tick off.

Meaning of tick off

Verb

tick off (third-person singular simple present ticks off, present participle ticking off, simple past and past participle ticked off)

  1. (figuratively, sometimes) 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.
  2. 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.2010, David A. Powell, Failure in the Saddle, Savas Beatie, →ISBN, page 68
    Synonyms:
    enumerate, recite
  3. (Canada, US, transitive) To annoy, aggravate.
    • It really ticks me off when people don't use proper punctuation.
  4. (Australia, UK, transitive, historically US) To reprimand.
    • Fred was ticked off by the teacher for playing around in class.

Forms of tick-off

pluraltick-offs

Questions about tick-off

What is tick-off the verbal noun of?
Tick-off is the verbal noun of tick off.

Words near tick-off in the dictionary

  1. tick-based
  2. tick-bite fever
  3. tick-borne
  4. tick-borne encephalitis
  5. tick-induced meat allergy
  6. tick-off
  7. tick-tack
  8. tick-tack-toe
  9. tick-tacks
  10. tick-tat-toe
  11. tick-tock

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