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nick
Universal Words
noun, verb
noun
1 (the nick) [sing.] (BrE, slang) a prison or a police station:
He'll end up in the nick. * She was questioned at the local nick.
2 a small cut in the edge or surface of sth:
He had several nicks and scars on his cheeks.
IDIOMS
in good, etc. nick (BrE, informal) in good, etc. condition or health:
She's in pretty good nick for her age.
in the nick of time (informal) at the very last moment; just in time before sth bad happens:
They escaped from the smoke-filled house just in the nick of time.
verb [VN]
1 to make a small cut in sth:
He nicked himself while shaving.
2 ~ sth (from sb/sth) (BrE, informal) to steal sth
SYNPINCH:
Who nicked my pen?
3 ~ sb (for sth) (BrE, informal) to arrest sb for committing a crime:
You're nicked!
