Nicks - English meaning
nɪk
Nicks – definitions in English dictionary
nounNothing, nothing at all; not any, none.
verbA small cut or notch.
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A small nick on his wristverbPrison.
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He'll end up in the nick for the rest of his lifeverbThe junction between the floor and side walls in a squash court or real tennis court.
verbMake a nick or nicks in.
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He had nicked himself while shavingverbSteal.
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She nicked fivers from the tillverbArrest (someone).
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Stuart and dan got nicked for burglary
verbGo quickly or surreptitiously.
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They nicked across the road
nounA small cut in a surface or an edge
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The car was covered with nicks and scratches., he nicked himself shaving.
nounPrison
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In the nick he's been in the nick half his life.
nounA stated condition, especially of health
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In nick he's in pretty good nick for a man of his age., the car really is in excellent nick.
verbTo steal something
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I've had my bike nicked again., all right, who's nicked my ruler?
verbIf the police nick someone, they catch them for committing a crime
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Nick someone for doing something they nicked him for driving at 70 in a 50 speed limit area.
verbTo cheat someone or to charge someone too much money
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$50 for a meal like that - we were nicked!, be nicked for something if your bank account balance fa…
verbTo make a small cut in a surface or an edge
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Paintwork on the corner of a stairway tends to get nicked and scratched.
verbIn cricket, to hit the ball by mistake with the edge of the bat (= a specially shaped piece of wood used for hitting the ball)
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After some stout defence, he nicked a good ball to first slip., she nicked it but the ball fell sho…
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Word origin
late 19th century: probably a figurative use of nick1 in the sense ‘to steal’.
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