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on the nick

on the nick prepositional phrase: engaged in theft.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (UK, slang) Engaged in theft.
    Synonyms:
    on the rob

Synonyms of on the nick

Questions about on the nick

What does on the nick mean?
On the nick means engaged in theft.
What part of speech is on the nick?
On the nick is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the nick in the dictionary

  1. on the mop
  2. on the move
  3. on the muscle
  4. on the nail
  5. on the needle
  6. on the nick
  7. on the nod
  8. on the nose
  9. on the nut
  10. on the off chance
  11. on the one hand

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