tick sth off

tick sth off
UK US tick sb/sth off
Phrasal Verb with tick({{}}/tɪk/ verb [T] UK (US check)
UK (US check sb/sth off)
to put a symbol next to a name, etc. on a list to show that something has been done or dealt with, someone is present, etc.: »

Tick off all the people on the list who have replied.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • ˌtick sth ˈoff — phrasal verb British to put the symbol ✓ next to something on a list to show that you have dealt with it …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • tick something off — ˌtick sb/sth ˈoff derived (BrE) (NAmE ˌcheck sb/sth ˈoff) to put a mark (✓) beside a name or an item on a list to show that sth has been dealt with • I ve ticked off the names of all those present …   Useful english dictionary

  • tick sb off — UK US tick sb/sth off Phrasal Verb with tick({{}}/tɪk/ verb [T] UK (US check) UK (US check sb/sth off) ► to put a symbol next to a name, etc. on a list to show that something has been done or dealt with, someone is present, etc.: »Tick off all… …   Financial and business terms

  • tick sb/sth off — UK US tick sb/sth off Phrasal Verb with tick({{}}/tɪk/ verb [T] UK (US check) UK (US check sb/sth off) ► to put a symbol next to a name, etc. on a list to show that something has been done or dealt with, someone is present, etc.: »Tick off all… …   Financial and business terms

  • check sth off — UK US check sth off Phrasal Verb with check({{}}/tʃek/ verb ► to mark a name or item on a list to show that it is correct or that it has been dealt with: »He checked off the name of each person as they arrived. »She checked off each item of… …   Financial and business terms

  • tick — [tɪk] verb I 1) [I] if a clock or watch ticks, it makes a quiet sound every second 2) [T] British to mark something with the symbol ✓ to show that it is correct or that you have dealt with it • what makes sb tick informal the basic aspects of… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • tick — tick1 [tık] n [Sense: 1,3 5; Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Origin unknown.] [Sense: 2; Origin: Old English ticia] 1.) BrE a mark written next to an answer, something on a list etc, to show that it is correct or has been dealt with American Equivalent …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tick — 1 noun 1 (C) a mark () written next to an answer, something on a list etc, to show that it is correct or has been dealt with check 2 (9) AmE: Put a tick in the box if you agree with this statement. 2 (C) a very small animal like an insect that… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • check something off — tick or otherwise mark an item on a list to show that it has been dealt with * * * ˌcheck sb/sthˈoff derived (NAmE) (BrE ˌtick sb/sth ˈoff) to put a mark (✓) beside a name or an item on a list to show that sth has been dealt with • Check …   Useful english dictionary

  • tick — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Tick is used before these nouns: ↑box {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb 1 of a clock, etc. ADVERB ▪ loudly ▪ relentlessly ▪ away ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

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