nicked

[US]/nɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. with a cut
v. to make a cut into; to mark with a scratch.

Phrases & Collocations

got nicked

nicked a pen

Example Sentences

I'd got nicked for burglary.

they nicked across the road.

nicked an impulse to flee.

he had nicked himself while shaving.

he'd had his car nicked by joyriders.

A sliver of glass nicked my hand.

I nicked my chin while shaving.

He nicked me for a thousand dollars.

they ganged up on me and nicked my pocket money.

banks and life insurance companies will be nicked for an extra $40 million.

Paintwork on the corner of a stairway tends to get nicked and scratched as people pass by.

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