单词 | nicking |
释义 | nick1 of 2noun ˈnik 1 a : a small notch, groove, or chip For one thing, formal chairs, beds and tables require greater vigilance on the part of the owners to protect against nicks and spills. Sarah Collins b : a small cut or wound got a few nicks from shaving c : a break in one strand of two-stranded DNA caused by a missing phosphodiester bond 2 : a final critical moment in the nick of time 3 British, informal : prison also : police station … he said to me, "And how was it in the nick? Did they beat you in there at all?" Colin MacInnes 4 British, informal : condition in good nick nick 2 of 2verb nicked; nicking; nicks transitive verb 1 : to jot down : record 2 a : to make a nick in : notch, chip … her favorite haunts are … department stores where she scores deep discounts on nicked furniture sold off the floor. Heather Lobdell b : to cut into or wound slightly nicked himself shaving I didn't have time to get my glove up, and the ball nicked my ear as it went past me. Steve Wulf 3 : to cut short cold weather, which nicked steel and automobile output Time 4 : to catch at the right point or time 5 : cheat, overcharge "A cry of anguish ascended to high heavens," reported Business Week in 1933, "when millions of white-collar workers discovered that they had been nicked for a considerable percentage of their earnings when J. P. Morgan and partners had paid no income tax at all." Cynthia Crossen 6 a British slang : arrest The new owner, my brother, had installed all the window grilles and had them wired on a direct alarm to the police station so that if anyone tried to enter that way they would be nicked. Dick Francis b British slang : steal To discover at the last moment that 24 cases of Schweppes had been nicked from the cellar was a horrible shock. Sunday Times intransitive verb 1 : to make petty attacks : snipe 2 : to complement one another genetically and produce superior offspring nicking verb1 as in stealing 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 Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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2 as in arresting 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 Synonyms & Similar Words
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