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past tense of nick, British slang
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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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- bagged,
- captured,
- caught,
- got,
- grabbed,
- grappled,
- hooked,
- landed,
- snapped (up),
- snared,
- snatched,
- trapped
- committed,
- confined,
- detained,
- held,
- immured,
- imprisoned,
- incarcerated,
- interned,
- jailed,
- jugged,
- locked (up)
- bound,
- enchained,
- fettered,
- handcuffed,
- manacled,
- shackled,
- trammeled
- (or trammelled)
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“Nicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nicked. Accessed 17 Jan. 2022.
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