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nick
verb, British slang
Synonyms and Antonyms of NICK
1
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 appropriate, boost [slang], filch, heist, hook, lift, misappropriate, nick [British slang], nip, pilfer, pinch, pocket, purloin, rip off, snitch, swipe, thieve
2
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 apprehend, bust [slang], collar, nab, nail, nick [British slang], pick up, pinch, pull in, restrain, run in, seize
Related Words bag, capture, catch, get, grab, grapple, hook, land, snap (up), snare, snatch, trap; commit, confine, detain, hold, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, jug, lock (up); bind, enchain, fetter, handcuff, manacle, shackle, trammel; rearrest; remand
Antonyms discharge
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