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nick

/nɪk/ /nɪk/
  1. 1
    (yanlışlıkla) hafifçe kesmek, çentik açmak

    To make a small cut in something or someone, usually by accident.

    • He nicked his chin while he was shaving.
      Tıraş olurken çenesini hafifçe kesti.
    • The movers nicked the edge of our new table.
      Nakliyeciler yeni masamızın kenarında çentik açtı.
  2. 2
    çalmak, aşırmak, yürütmek Informal

    To take something that belongs to another person without permission.

    • Someone has nicked my bike from outside the station again!
      Biri yine istasyonun önünden bisikletimi yürütmüş!
    • Who nicked my pen? It was here a minute ago.
      Kalemimi kim aşırdı? Bir dakika önce buradaydı.
  3. 3
    (birini) enselemek, (polis) yakalamak Informal

    To catch someone and take that person to a police station.

    • He got nicked for driving without insurance.
      Sigortasız araç kullandığı için enselendi.
    • The police nicked him outside the shop.
      Polis onu dükkânın önünde yakaladı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base nick
/nɪk/
Past nicked
/nɪkt/
Participle nicked
/nɪkt/
Spelling rule

Add ‑ednick → nicked

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /k/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. nicked /nɪkt/

Synonyms

Collocations

nick yourself shavingnick a veinget nickednick something from someone

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