nicking
/N IH1 K IH0 NG/verb
- 1
To make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way.
“I nicked myself while I was shaving.”
- 2
To fit into or suit, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with.
- 3
To make a cut at the side of the face.
- 4
To steal.
“Someone’s nicked my bike!”
- 5
(law enforcement) To arrest.
“The police nicked him climbing over the fence of the house he’d broken into.”
verb
- 1
To give or call (someone) by a nickname; to style.
noun
- 1
The cutting made by the hewer at the side of the face.
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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nick, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nicking