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nicks off

nicks off is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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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What is nicks off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Nicks off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of nick off.

Words near nicks off in the dictionary

  1. Nickolls
  2. Nickols
  3. nickpoint
  4. nickpoints
  5. nicks
  6. nicks off
  7. nicks up
  8. Nickson
  9. nickstick
  10. nicksticks
  11. nickum

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