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knick off

knick off is the alternative form of nick off.

Meaning of nick off

Verb

nick off (third-person singular simple present nicks off, present participle nicking off, simple past and past participle nicked off)

  1. (Australia, UK, slang) To leave, especially in a hurry.
    • ‘I got somethin ta tell ya. Young Trilby's knicked off.’1961, Nene Gare, The Fringe Dwellers, Text Classics, published 2012, page 338

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Forms of knick off

third-person singular presentknicks off
present participleknicking off
past participleknicked off
pastknicked off

Questions about knick off

What is knick off the alternative form of?
Knick off is the alternative form of nick off.

Words near knick off in the dictionary

  1. Knibbs
  2. knibs
  3. Knicely
  4. Knicelys
  5. knick
  6. knick off
  7. knick point
  8. knick points
  9. knick-knack
  10. knick-knack drawer
  11. knick-knack drawers

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