Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of nick
adjectivenicked (comparative more nicked, superlative most nicked)
comparative more nicked · superlative most nicked
- CommonwealthIrelandUKslangCaptured (by police); arrested.
Get yer trousers on, you're nicked.
1974, Ian Kennedy Martin, Regan, spoken by Jack Regan (John Thaw)1 more example
"Mr Punch," I said. "You're nicked."
2011, Ben Aaronovitch, Rivers of London, Gollancz, published 2011, page 324Synonyms: apprehended, busted, collared
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving one or more nicks; notched.
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adjectiveStolen.
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adjectiveCaptured (by police); arrested.
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Origin
Translations
Spanish mellado
- melladohaving nicks
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with nicked
conflictpickedstrictwickedpredictrestrictkickedaddictdepictlickedconvictPictinflictedictevictafflictprickedconstrictbrickedabstrictchickedinvict
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APA
nicked. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nicked
MLA
“nicked.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nicked. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nicked,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nicked.
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