Nick
Word | NICK |
Character | 4 |
Hyphenation | nick |
Pronunciations | N/A |
Definitions and meanings of "Nick"
What do we mean by nick?
A shallow notch, cut, or indentation on an edge or a surface. noun
A prison or police station. noun
A groove down the side of a piece of type used to ensure that it is correctly placed. noun
To cut a nick or notch in. transitive verb
To cut into and wound slightly. transitive verb
To cut short; check. transitive verb
To cheat, especially by overcharging. transitive verb
To steal. transitive verb
To arrest. transitive verb
(in the nick of time) Just at the critical moment; just in time. idiom
A hollow cut or slight depression made in the surface of anything; a notch. noun
A score or reckoning: so called from the old practice of keeping reckonings on tallies or notched sticks. noun
A false bottom in a beer-can, by which customers were cheated, the nick below and the froth above filling up part of the measure. noun
To make a nick or notch in; notch; cut or mark with nicks or notches.
To sever with a snip or single cut, as with shears.
To cut short; abridge. See nick, n., 3.
To break or crack; smash as the nickers used to do. See nicker, 2.
In coal-mining, to cut (the coal) on the side, after kirving, holing, or undercutting.
A small cut in a surface.
Senses connoting something small.
Often in the expressions in bad nick and in good nick: condition, state.
(law enforcement) A police station or prison.
Synonyms and Antonyms for Nick
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