Словарь синонимов английского языка - nick

(n) 1. cut, notch, chip, gouge, gash, scratch, dent, indentation, flaw, mark, blemish, defect: Be careful of that nick in the rim of the glass. 2. jail or Brit also gaol; police station: The police took him to the nick to help them with their inquiries. -(v) 3. steal, purloin, take, appropriate, make off with, Colloq pinch: Who nicked my biro? 4. arrest, nab, take in, Colloq collar: Alan was nicked for possession of marijuana. 5. nick off. depart, go or run off or away, take off, take to one's heels, show a clean pair of heels, beat a (hasty) retreat, Colloq scarper, make tracks, beat it: The cops were coming so I nicked off.