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Meaning of the word nick in English

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nick

US /nɪk/
UK /nɪk/

Noun

1.

a small cut or notch.

Example:
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a small nick on his wrist
Synonym:
cut scratch abrasion incision snick scrape notch chip score gouge gash dent indentation flaw mark blemish defect
2.

prison.

Example:
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he'll end up in the nick for the rest of his life
Synonym:
prison jail lockup guardhouse detention center penitentiary jailhouse boot camp stockade house of correction the slammer inside stir the jug the can the pen the cooler the joint the slam bird quod pound roundhouse borstal bridewell tollbooth reformatory

Verb

1.

make a nick or nicks in.

Example:
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he had nicked himself while shaving
Synonym:
cut scratch abrade incise snick scrape notch chip gouge gash score
2.

steal.

Example:
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he'd had his car nicked by joyriders
Synonym:
steal purloin thieve take loot pilfer run off with appropriate abstract carry off shoplift embezzle misappropriate rob swipe nab rip off lift liberate filch snaffle snitch souvenir pinch whip knock off nobble bone heist glom crib hook peculate defalcate walk
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in the nick of time in good nick in bad nick