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nicking off

nicking off is the present participle and gerund 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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Questions about nicking off

What is nicking off the present participle and gerund of?
Nicking off is the present participle and gerund of nick off.

Words near nicking off in the dictionary

  1. Nicki MAGAj
  2. Nickie
  3. Nickie-ben
  4. nickin'
  5. nicking
  6. nicking off
  7. nicking up
  8. nickings
  9. Nickisson
  10. nickle
  11. Nickleberry

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