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'nicked' , 'pinched' what these mean??
if you know about what they mean
Would you give me some of their examples?
I want to know how to use them into a sentence
Jul 25, 2017 3:54 PM
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Nicked and pinched are both informal/slang ways of saying stolen.
Also to nick means 'to make a small cut' and to pinch means 'to grab and pull the skin, normally between two fingers. But as you are asking about them together I suspect the answer you need is the informal one about stealing.
July 25, 2017
nicked or pinched is slang for stolen.
July 25, 2017
Examples
The thief pinched/nicked/stole the bicycle from the woman.
He pinched/nicked/stole the apple from a stall at the market
She pinched/nicked/stole as much food as she could carry.
July 25, 2017
I've just thought of another slang use for both words 'to be arrested by the police.' The nick is a slang word for the police station, so to be nicked means to be arrested and taken to the police station. Pinched can also mean the same thing, but is old fashioned and rarely used today. I think that this use might just be British English.
July 25, 2017
Slang for 'Stolen'.
July 25, 2017
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