n. 1 cut, notch, chip, gouge, gash, scratch, dent, indentation, flaw, mark, blemish, defect Be careful of that nick in the rim of the glass 2 jail or Brit also gaol; police station The police took him to the nick to help them with their inquiries
v. 3 steal, purloin, take, appropriate, make off with, Colloq pinch Who nicked my biro? 4 arrest, nab, take in, Colloq collar Alan was nicked for possession of marijuana 5 nick off. depart, go or run off or away, take off, take to one's heels, show a clean pair of heels, beat a (hasty) retreat, Colloq scarper, make tracks, beat it The cops were coming so I nicked off