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   nick

   /nik/

   noun

   • 1. a small cut or notch: "a small nick on his wrist" Similar cutscratchabrasionincisionsnickscrapenotchchipscoregougegashdentindentationflawmarkblemishdefect
   • 2. prison: informal British "he'll end up in the nick for the rest of his life"
   • ▪ a police station: "he was being fingerprinted in the nick" Similar police stationstationprecinctstation housesubstationkotwalithanainformal:cop shop
   • 3. the junction between the floor and sidewalls in a court for playing tennis or squash.

   verb

   • 1. make a nick or nicks in: "he had nicked himself while shaving" Similar cutscratchabradeincisesnickscrapenotchchipgougegashscore
   • 2. steal: informal British "he'd had his car nicked by joyriders" Similar stealpurlointhievetaketake for oneselfhelp oneself tolootpilferabscond withrun off withappropriateabstractcarry offshopliftembezzlemisappropriatehave one's fingers/hand in the tillinformal:walk off/away withrun away/off withrobswipenabrip offliftliberatefilchsnafflesnitchsouvenirpinchhalf-inchwhipknock offnobblebonescrumpblagheistglomsnaveldated, informal:cliftyinformal:tiefarchaic:cribhookrare:peculatedefalcateinformal:walkgo walkies
   • ▪ cheat someone of (something, typically a sum of money): informal North American "he nicked me for fifteen hundred dollars"
   • 3. arrest or apprehend (someone): informal British "I got nicked for burglary" Similar arrestapprehendtake into custodyseizetake intake prisonerdetainput in jailthrow in jailinformal:pick uprun inpull inhaul incopbustnabnaildocollarfeel someone's collarpinchOpposite release

   Word Origin late Middle English: of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › nickNick Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of NICK is a small notch, groove, or chip. How to use nick in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNICK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a stated condition, especially of health: in nick He's in pretty good nick for a man of his age. The car really is in excellent nick.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › nickNick - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A nick is a tiny cut or scratch. Your neighbor might be so proud and protective of his brand new car that even a nick in its paint would be deeply upsetting to him.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › nickNICK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   noun. a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something. a hollow place produced in an edge or surface, as of a dish, by breaking, chipping, or the like: I didn't notice those tiny nicks in the vase when I bought it. a small dent or wound.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNICK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you nick something or nick yourself, you accidentally make a small cut in the surface of the object or your skin. When I pulled out of the space, I nicked the rear bumper of the car in front of me.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › nickNick - definition of nick by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. a small notch or indentation on an edge or surface. 2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a groove on the shank of a printing type, used to orientate type and often to distinguish the fount. 3. Brit a slang word for prison, police station. 4. in good nick informal in good condition.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryNICK | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   NICK meaning: 1. to steal something: 2. If the police nick someone, they catch that person because they have…. Learn more.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishNick - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

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   Definition of Nick in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › nicknick | meaning of nick in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    nick meaning, definition, what is nick: a very small cut made on the edge or sur...: Learn more.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › nickNick Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    NICK meaning: 1 : a small broken area that appears on something after something else hits or cuts it; 2 : a small cut on your skin