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nicking up

nicking up is the present participle and gerund of nick up.

Meaning of nick up

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.

Questions about nicking up

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

Words near nicking up in the dictionary

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

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