Meaning of nicking in English

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verb [ T ]
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nick verb [T] (STEAL)

UK informal
to steal something:
I've had my bike nicked again.
All right, who's nicked my ruler?
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nick verb [T] (CATCH)

UK slang
If the police nick someone, they catch them for committing a crime:
They nicked him for driving at 70 in a 50 speed limit area.
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Arresting & charging
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nick verb [T] (CHARGE)

US informal
to cheat someone or to charge someone too much money:
$50 for a meal like that - we were nicked!
If your bank account balance falls below the minimum, you'll be nicked for a $5 service charge.
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Cheating & tricking
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nick verb [T] (CUT)

to make a small cut in a surface or an edge:
Paintwork on the corner of a stairway tends to get nicked and scratched.
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Cutting and stabbing
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(Definition of nicking from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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/ˈdaɪ.ə.lekt/
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/ˈdaɪ.ə.lekt/

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