Nick
Nick verb - To take (something) without right and with an intent to keep.
Usage example: that lorry was a piece of rubbish, I don't know why anyone would want to nick it
Nearby Words: nicked, Nicky, Nicki, Nickie
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| best | best nick | best take |
| long | long nick | long take |
| complete | complete nick | complete take |
| original | original nick | original take |
| Other adjectives: true, real, little, traditional, odd, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Kenny resurfaces as a psychopath, his obsession with becoming the hero leading him to try to kill Nick and take his place.
Source: Create Your Own Villain -
Nick: We've had a lot of close calls here on "Celebrity Deathmatch", but it's going to take a lot more than a flying celebrity to take me out!
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Nick's eventual bride is photographer Linda Knips; Knips is German for "click", and knipsen a slang word for "to take a photograph".
Source: Comic Strip / Nick Knatterton
Cite this Source
Take and Nick. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nick/take
Nick & Take. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/nick/take>.
Take or Nick. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/nick/take.
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