1. [Brit, Cdn, informal] Put a check mark on, near or next to
   "tick off the items";
   - check, check off, mark, mark off, tick [Brit]
    
2. Cause annoyance, especially by persistent minor irritations
   "His constant interruptions tick off the entire team";
   - annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at [informal], irritate, rile, nark [Brit, slang], nettle, gravel [US], vex, chafe [archaic], devil, roil [N. Amer]
    
3. [Brit, informal] Reprimand
   "The teacher ticked off the students for their disruptive behaviour";
   - tell off [informal], brush down

Derived forms: ticked off, ticks off, ticking off

Type of: bawl out [informal], berate, call down [informal], call on the carpet [US, informal], carpet [Brit, informal], chew out [N. Amer, informal], chew up [N. Amer, informal], chide, displease, dress down [informal], have words, jaw [informal], lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag [informal], ream [N. Amer, informal], rebuke, reprimand, scold, take to task, trounce, verify, wig [Brit, informal]

Encyclopedia: Tick off