1.
If you ~ items on a list, you write a tick or other mark next to them, in order to show that they have been dealt with. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use check off )
He ticked off my name on a piece of paper...
Tick it off in the box.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P
2.
If you tick someone off, you speak angrily to them because they have done something wrong. (BRIT INFORMAL)
His mum ticked him off at home...
Abdel felt free to tick him off for smoking too much...
Traffic police ticked off a pensioner for jumping a red light.
= tell off
PHRASAL VERB: V n P, V n P for -ing/n, V P n (not pron) for -ing/n, also V P n (not pron)
see also ticking off
3.
If you say that something ticks you off, you mean that it annoys you. (AM INFORMAL)
I just think it’s rude and it’s ticking me off...
She’s still ticked off at him for brushing her off and going out with you instead.
PHRASAL VERB: V n P, V-ed P