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ticked    Audio Help   [tikt] Pronunciation Key,
–adjective Slang.
angry; miffed.
[Origin: 1935–40; tick1 + -ed2]
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tick 1    Audio Help   (tĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A light, sharp, clicking sound made repeatedly by a machine, such as a clock.
  2. Chiefly British A moment.
  3. A light mark used to check off or call attention to an item.
  4. Informal A unit on a scale; a degree: when interest rates move up a tick.

v.   ticked, tick·ing, ticks

v.   intr.
  1. To emit recurring clicking sounds: as the clock ticked.
  2. To function characteristically or well: machines ticking away; curious about what makes people tick.

v.   tr.
  1. To count or record with or as if with the sound of ticks: a clock ticking the hours; a taxi meter ticking the fare.
  2. To mark or check off (a listed item) with a tick: ticked off each name as the roll was called.

Phrasal Verb(s):
tick off Informal
To make angry or annoyed: Constant delays ticked me off.

[Middle English tek, light tap.]

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