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nicked

/nɪkt/

verb

Meaning

  • To make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way.

    "I nicked myself while I was shaving."

  • To fit into or suit, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with.

  • To make a cut at the side of the face.

  • To steal.

    "Someone’s nicked my bike!"

  • (law enforcement) To arrest.

    "The police nicked him climbing over the fence of the house he’d broken into."

verb

Meaning

  • To give or call (someone) by a nickname; to style.

adjective

Meaning

  • Having one or more nicks; notched.

  • Stolen.

  • Captured (by police); arrested.

Synonyms

apprehended,
busted,
collared,
jagged,
notchy,
lifted