nicked
Dictionary
verb
- 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
- To give or call (someone) by a nickname; to style.
adjective
- Having one or more nicks; notched.
- Stolen.
- Captured (by police); arrested.
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