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tick (off)verb1 to specify one after anotherticked off everything she would need to buy while her daughter wrote the items down on a list detail, enumerate, itemize, list, numerate, recite, reel off, rehearse outlinetabulate, tallycatalog(or catalogue), inventorychart, diagram, graphcalculate, compute, estimate, figure, reckoncite, mention, name generalize tick offverb2to criticize (someone) so as to correct a faultshe royally ticked the babysitter off for letting the child play outside unsupervised admonish, chide, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove berate, castigate, chew out, dress down, flay, harangue, jaw, keelhaul, lambaste(or lambast), lecture, rail (at or against), rate, scold, score, upbraidabuse, assail, attack, bad-mouth, blame, blast, censure, condemn, criticize, crucify, denounce, dis(also diss, slang), excoriate, fault, knock, lash, pan, reprehend, slambelittle, deprecate, disparage, minimize, mock, put downderide, ridicule, scoff, scorn burn one's ears, get after, get on approve, endorse(also indorse), OK(or okay), sanctionapplaud, extol(also extoll), hail, laud, praise, salute, tout to make angryit really ticks me off when someone says something like that anger, enrage, incense, inflame(also enflame), infuriate, ire, mad, madden, outrage, rankle, rile, roil, steam up affront, aggravate, annoy, burn (up), cross, exasperate, get, huff, irritate, miff, nettle, offend, peeve, pique, provoke, put out, ruffle, vexantagonize, embitter, envenom get one's goat, rub the wrong way delight, gratify, please allay, assuage, relievecomfort, console, sootheappease, conciliate, mollify, pacify, placatecalm, lull, quiet, settlebeguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, disarm, enchant in 1915 |