Word Finder - nicked

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

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I nicked myself while I was shaving.

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

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To make a cut at the side of the face.

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To steal.

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Someone’s nicked my bike!

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(law enforcement) To arrest.

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

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

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Having one or more nicks; notched.

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Stolen.

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Captured (by police); arrested.

I nicked the side of her neck, just enough to bleed.

Tongue long, with papillae, like that of the Lacertidae but only feebly nicked anteriorly.

Roman glass beads are always drawn out, and nicked off hot, with striation Iengthways; except the large opaque variegated beads which are coiled.

It used to be that the whole point of boyfriend jeans was that you didn't have to shop for or buy them - you just nicked them off your boyfriend.

Upset some sad person by selling a perfectly legal golliwog and " You're nicked sunshine " .

Karl had already nicked fifth back from Stanley, who slid through the mud exiting the hairpin for the final time.

Many of the above shamelessly nicked from this forum (thanks Gordon ). Click here to see the Wii in all its glory.

Steelyards are simple, trustworthy and durable, but unless special contrivances are introduced for ascertaining the position of the travelling poise with very great accuracy, there will be a little uncertainty as to the reading, and therefore steelyards are not in general so accurate as scale-beams. When carefully nicked they are well-adapted for weighing out definite quantities of goods, such as i lb, 2 lb, &c., as in such cases there is no question of estimation.

That said, I have never had a bike nicked, which is a good sign.

The shirt almost looks like something you nicked from your boyfriend, but it's very much made for you.

Corners scuffed, cloth nicked at head of spine, armorial bookplate, good.

Often due to prolonged use, the blade on the Rival food slicer can become dull or nicked, making it one of the most common parts to replaced on this appliance.

Tongue, thick and broad, slightly nicked anteriorly.

Tongue scaly, feebly nicked in front.

Katie pulled up the sleeve of her soaked sweater and nicked her arm.  She set down the knife and squeezed out a few drops of blood, watching as they landed on the roots.

The worm-shaped body is devoid of osteoderms. The tongue is short, covered with imbricating papillae and slightly nicked anteriorly.