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nick up

nick up verb: to nick or notch (someone or something) many times.

Verb

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

  1. (informal, transitive) To nick or notch (someone or something) many times.

Forms of nick up

third-person singular presentnicks up
present participlenicking up
past participlenicked up
pastnicked up

Questions about nick up

What does nick up mean?
Nick up means to nick or notch (someone or something) many times.
What part of speech is nick up?
Nick up is a verb.
What is the past tense of nick up?
The past tense of nick up is nicked up.

Words near nick up in the dictionary

  1. nick off
  2. nick or nothing
  3. nick point
  4. nick points
  5. nick translation
  6. nick up
  7. nick-bent
  8. nick-nack
  9. nick-nacks
  10. nick-name
  11. nick-names

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