nick
noun
a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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"We're looking for reciprocity, and one way to get it is nicking them on bananas."
From Time Magazine Archive
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