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ticked off

ticked off is the simple past and past participle 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.

Questions about ticked off

What is ticked off the simple past and past participle of?
Ticked off is the simple past and past participle of tick off.

Words near ticked off in the dictionary

  1. ticked and tied
  2. ticked and toyed
  3. ticked away
  4. ticked by
  5. ticked down
  6. ticked off
  7. ticked on
  8. ticked over
  9. ticked past
  10. tickee
  11. tickees

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