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nickingverbpresent participle of nickBritish slang to take (something) without right and with an intent to keepthat lorry was a piece of rubbish, I don't know why anyone would want to nick it appropriating, boosting(slang), filching, heisting, hooking, lifting, misappropriating, nipping, pilfering, pinching, pocketing, purloining, ripping off, snitching, stealing, swiping, thieving burglarizing, knocking over, robbinglooting, pillaging, plundering, sackingcarjacking, hijacking(also highjacking)picking, riflingpoaching, rustling, shopliftingcollaring, grabbing, grasping, nailing, seizing, snatching, takingmooching, spongingabducting, kidnapping(also kidnaping), shanghaiing, spiriting making away with, making off with, running off with, walking off with buying, purchasingbestowing, contributing, donating, giving, handing over, presenting to take or keep under one's control by authority of lawa petty thief who was always getting nicked for picking the pockets of tourists outside Buckingham Palace apprehending, arresting, busting(slang), collaring, nabbing, nailing, picking up, pinching, pulling in, restraining, running in, seizing bagging, capturing, catching, getting, grabbing, grappling, hooking, landing, snapping (up), snaring, snatching, trappingcommitting, confining, detaining, holding, immuring, imprisoning, incarcerating, interning, jailing, jugging, locking (up)binding, enchaining, fettering, handcuffing, manacling, shackling, trammeling(or trammelling)rearrestingremanding discharging emancipating, freeing, liberating, loosening, loosing, releasing, springingunbinding, unchaining |