nicking
present participle ofnick
| 单词 | nicking |
| 释义 | nicking present participle ofnick nick verb[T] uk/nɪk/us/nɪk/nickverb[T](STEAL)UKinformal tostealsomething: I've had mybikenicked again. Allright, who's nicked myruler? Stealing
nickverb[T](CATCH)UKslang If thepolicenick someone, theycatchthem forcommittingacrime: They nicked himfordrivingat 70 in a 50speedlimitarea. Arresting & charging
nickverb[T](CHARGE)USinformal tocheatsomeone or tochargesomeone too muchmoney: $50 for ameallike that - we were nicked! Ifyourbankaccountbalancefallsbelow theminimum, you'll be nickedfora $5servicecharge. Cheating & tricking
nickverb[T](CUT)to make asmallcutin asurfaceor anedge: Paintwork on thecornerof astairwaytendsto get nicked andscratched. Cutting and stabbing
Examplesofnickingnicking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The overall stability of the genome is always under threat of endonucleasenickingand exonuclease digestion. From theCambridge English Corpus The slight narrowing of the retinal vessels and arteriovenous crossing changes (nicking, banking, concealment) may also reflect advancing years. From theCambridge English Corpus I am glad to say that there is very littlenickingdone in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To say that that amounts to a concession is like saying that a burglar has done one a favour in notnickingall one's possessions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I began by working with children who werenickingoff school—truants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Who gets all the blame fornickingpension funds? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a considerable amount of thisnickingof the ends of the wings of ducks, particularly of rare breed ducks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Pushers create a dependency market for which they have guaranteed customers who have less and less money and thus go thieving, burgling andnicking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Nicking, it is admitted, is very rarely carried on in this country to-day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That may well be true, but that is not necessarily true ofnicking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 You cannot go roundnickingcars, marauding around the streets and leading your lives as criminals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It involvesnicking£465 million from the health service budget. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have not heard of any arguments fornicking, and it seems plain that that operation is cruel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If necessary, we can send them to prison fornickingfrom houses or cars because they want money for drugs—that is a different matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He can even create a stock shortage himself bynickinghalf a dozen electric bulbs and taking them home. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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