Nick Definition
nĭk
nicked, nicking, nicks
noun
nicks
A small notch or slit; esp., a small cut, indentation or chip made accidentally on the edge or surface of wood, metal, china, etc.
Webster's New World
Prison; jail.
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A notch in the lower side of the shank of a printing type, for identification.
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Condition; state.
A used car in good nick.
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A masculine name.
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pronoun
A diminutive of the male given name Nicholas.
Wiktionary
Diminutive form of Nickelodeon.
Wiktionary
verb
nicked, nicking, nicks
To make a nick or nicks in.
Webster's New World
To score or tally by means of notches.
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To wound superficially.
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To cut short; check.
Nicked an impulse to flee.
American Heritage
To strike lightly and glancingly.
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idiom
in the nick of time
- Just at the critical moment; just in time.
American Heritage
in the nick of time
- exactly when needed; just before it is too late
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Nick
Origin of Nick
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Middle English nik possibly alteration (influenced by nokke notch) of niche niche
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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