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British slang
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
- the blokes at the pub traded stories of nights spent in the nick after having lifted too many pints
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- glasshouse
- [British],
- guardhouse,
- hulk(s)
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British
a state of being or fitness
- the princess is in excellent nick these days
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Synonyms & Antonyms of nick (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
- that lorry was a piece of rubbish, I don't know why anyone would want to nick it
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2
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
- a petty thief who was always getting nicked for picking the pockets of tourists outside Buckingham Palace
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“Nick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nick. Accessed 30 Jul. 2021.
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