tick off
Britishverb
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to mark with a tick
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informal to scold; reprimand
Other Word Forms
- ticking off noun
Example Sentences
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There’s a downside to such an organization of materials; an audience tends to tick off the episodes as they come along, knowing, in this case, how many innings there will be.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
The days, which tick off ominously, will be filled with dread and macabre in-laws; it’s hard to say what’s worse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
“Unfortunately, when you go to the human doctor they do not ever routinely offer these tests, unless you, like, pull this tick off of you and you have a fever.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025
Hearn previously said Croke Park and Las Vegas bouts would "tick off the list of boxes for Katie Taylor".
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025
He began to tick off the typical crash preconditions.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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