nicknoun
uk/nɪk/us/nɪk/nick noun (CUT)
[ C ] a small cut in a surface or an edge:
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Cutting and stabbing
- abrasion
- bayonet
- carve
- carving
- chisel
- coppice
- cut sth down
- laceration
- lance
- mow
- notch
- prune
- saw sth down
- scratch
- slash
- slice
- spike
- trim
- whittle
- woodcarving
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nick noun (PRISON)
prison:
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Prisons & parts of prisons
- approved school
- Bastille
- boot camp
- borstal
- brig
- clink
- gaoler
- halfway house
- HMP
- house of correction
- jail
- matron
- prison camp
- protective custody
- remand centre
- screw
- seclusion room
- slop
- straightjacket
- straitjacket
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nick noun (CONDITION)
[ U ] UK slang a stated condition, especially of health:
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Conditions and characteristics
- -ance
- -ancy
- ability
- ambience
- attribute
- character
- complexion
- condition
- detail
- feature
- hallmark
- karma
- lineament
- local colour
- middle name
- mien
- nature
- resonate
- smack
- tenor
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Idiom(s)
nickverb [ T ]
uk/nɪk/us/nɪk/nick verb [ T ] (STEAL)
UK informal to steal something:
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Stealing
- abscond
- aggravated burglary
- appropriate
- armed robbery
- break in/break into sth
- duff
- larceny
- liberate
- light-fingered
- loot
- looting
- mug
- relieve
- rob
- robbery
- run off with sth
- scrump
- shoplifting
- sting
- whip
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nick verb [ T ] (CATCH)
UK slang If the police nick someone, they catch them for committing a crime:
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Arresting & charging
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrest
- assist
- attachment
- charge
- charge sheet
- handcuffs
- hold
- house arrest
- knock
- lag
- Miranda
- pull sb in
- run
- run sb in
- take sb in
- the knock at/on the door idiom
- tighten
- tighten the net idiom
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nick verb [ T ] (CHARGE)
US informal to cheat someone or to charge someone too much money:
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Cheating & tricking
- a numbers game idiom
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- fleece
- gag
- honeyfuggle
- hoodwink
- impersonate
- jape
- jiggery-pokery
- poison
- scam
- scammer
- screw
- sell sb a bill of goods idiom
- send/give out (all) the wrong signals idiom
- shaft
- wool
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nick verb [ T ] (CUT)
to make a small cut in a surface or an edge:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cutting and stabbing
- abrasion
- bayonet
- carve
- carving
- chisel
- coppice
- cut sth down
- laceration
- lance
- mow
- notch
- prune
- saw sth down
- scratch
- slash
- slice
- spike
- trim
- whittle
- woodcarving
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