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TICK OFF
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Put a check mark on or near or next to
Example:
mark off the units
Synonyms:
check; check off; mark; mark off; tick; tick off
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "tick off" is one way to...):
verify (confirm the truth of)
Verb group:
check; check into; check out; check over; check up on; go over; look into; suss out (examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition)
ascertain; assure; check; control; ensure; insure; see; see to it (be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tick off"):
receipt (mark or stamp as paid)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something