"nick up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: nicks up [present, singular, third-person], nicking up [participle, present], nicked up [participle, past], nicked up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} nick up (third-person singular simple present nicks up, present participle nicking up, simple past and past participle nicked up)
  1. (transitive, informal) To nick (someone or something) many times. Tags: informal, transitive
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