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    nick

    verb
    verb
    BrE BrE//nɪk//
    ; NAmE NAmE//nɪk//
    Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they nick
    BrE BrE//nɪk//
    ; NAmE NAmE//nɪk//
     he / she / it nicks
    BrE BrE//nɪks//
    ; NAmE NAmE//nɪks//
     past simple nicked
    BrE BrE//nɪkt//
    ; NAmE NAmE//nɪkt//
     past participle nicked
    BrE BrE//nɪkt//
    ; NAmE NAmE//nɪkt//
     -ing form nicking
    BrE BrE//ˈnɪkɪŋ//
    ; NAmE NAmE//ˈnɪkɪŋ//
     Committing crime
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  1. 1[transitive] nick something/yourself to make a small cut in something He nicked himself while shaving.
  2. 2[transitive] nick something (from somebody/something) (British English, informal) to steal something synonym pinch Who nicked my pen? See related entries: Committing crime
  3. 3[transitive] nick somebody (for something) (British English, informal) to arrest somebody for committing a crime You're nicked!
  4. 4[intransitive] + adv./prep. (Australian English, New Zealand English, informal) to go somewhere quickly
    5.  Word Originlate Middle English: of unknown origin.Extra examples kids trying to nick anything they can get their hands on kids who’ve been nicked for shoplifting I nicked my finger opening the tin.
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