nick (Meaning)
nick (n)
an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
(British slang) a prison
a small cut
nick (v)
cut slightly, with a razor
cut a nick into
divide or reset the tail muscles of
mate successfully; of livestock
nick (n.)
An evil spirit of the waters.
A notch cut into something
A score for keeping an account; a reckoning.
A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution.
A broken or indented place in any edge or surface; nicks in china.
A particular point or place considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.
nick (v. t.)
To make a nick or nicks in; to notch; to keep count of or upon by nicks; as, to nick a stick, tally, etc.
To mar; to deface; to make ragged, as by cutting nicks or notches in.
To suit or fit into, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with.
To hit at, or in, the nick; to touch rightly; to strike at the precise point or time.
To make a cross cut or cuts on the under side of (the tail of a horse, in order to make him carry ir higher).
To nickname; to style.
Synonyms & Antonyms of nick
nick Sentence Examples
- The thief left a visible nick on the windowpane during the break-in.
- The gardener accidentally nicked the rose stem while pruning it.
- The razor gave him a tiny nick on his cheek while shaving.
- The antique vase had a small nick on its rim, reducing its value.
- The cat's sharp claws left a nick on the wallpaper.
- The boy's shirt had a small nick on the shoulder from a loose thread.
- The sword had a nick near the tip, indicating previous use in combat.
- The construction worker used a chisel to make a nick in the concrete wall.
- The surgeon nicked the patient's skin while making the incision.
- The animal's fur had a nick from a recent injury.
FAQs About the word nick
an impression in a surface (as made by a blow), (British slang) a prison, a small cut, cut slightly, with a razor, cut a nick into, divide or reset the tail mus
slit, hack, groove,chip, punch, indentation, indenture, kerf,slot, indent
outside,outside,,
The thief left a visible nick on the windowpane during the break-in.
The gardener accidentally nicked the rose stem while pruning it.
The razor gave him a tiny nick on his cheek while shaving.
The antique vase had a small nick on its rim, reducing its value.
