nick

nick  (nk)

n.

1. A shallow notch, cut, or indentation on an edge or a surface: nicks in the table; razor nicks on his chin.

2. Chiefly British Slang A prison or police station.

3. Printing A groove down the side of a piece of type used to ensure that it is correctly placed.

tr.v. nicked, nick·ing, nicks

1.

a. To cut a nick or notch in.

b. To cut into and wound slightly: A sliver of glass nicked my hand.

2. To cut short; check: nicked an impulse to flee.

3. Slang To cheat, especially by overcharging.

4. Chiefly British Slang

a. To steal.

b. To arrest.

Idiom:

in the nick of time

Just at the critical moment; just in time.

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[Middle English nik, possibly alteration (influenced by nokke, notch) of niche; see niche.]

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nick

Verb

1. to make a small cut in

2. Chiefly Brit slang to steal

3. Chiefly Brit slang to arrest

Noun

1. a small notch or cut

2. Slang a prison or police station

3. Informal condition: in good nick

4. in the nick of time just in time [perhaps Middle English nocke nock]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nick - an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) gouge, ding, dent blemish, mar, defect - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" dig - a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"
	2.	nick - (British slang) a prison; "he's in the nick" prison, prison house - a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	3.	nick - a small cut snick, notch cutting, cut - the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
Verb	1.	nick - cut slightly, with a razor; "The barber's knife nicked his cheek" snick cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
	2.	nick - cut a nick into chip cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
	3.	nick - divide or reset the tail muscles of; "nick horses" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	4.	nick - mate successfully; of livestock copulate, mate, couple, pair - engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"

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nick

noun 1. cut, mark, scratch, score, chip, scar, notch, dent, snick

verb 2. (Slang), Chiefly Brit. steal, pinch (informal) swipe (slang) pilfer, snitch (slang)

verb 3. cut, mark, score, damage, chip, scratch, scar, notch, dent, snick

Translations

nick [nɪk] n (= wound) → rasguño (= cut, indentation); mella, muesca

vt (= cut) → cortar;

(col) → birlar, mangar: (= arrest); pillar;

in the nick of time → justo a tiempo;

in good nick → en buen estado;

to nick o.s → cortarse

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nick [nɪk] n (= indentation) → encoche f (= wound); entaille f;

(Brit) (inf);

in good nick → en bon état vt (= cut);

to nick o.s. → se couper;

(inf) (= steal); faucher, piquer: (Brit) (= arrest); choper, pincer;

in the nick of time → juste à temps

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nick [nɪk] n → Kratzer m;

(in metal, wood etc) → Kerbe f

vt (Brit) (inf) (= steal); klauen;

(000) (000) (= arrest); einsperren, einlochen (= cut);

to nick o.s. → sich schneiden;

in good nick (Brit) (inf) → gut in Schuss;

in the nick (Brit) (inf) (in prison) → im Knast;

in the nick of time → gerade noch rechtzeitig

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nick [nɪk] n → tacca

vt → intaccare; tagliare;

(col) (= steal); rubare: (BRIT) (= arrest); beccare;

in the nick of time → appena in tempo;

in good nick (BRIT ) (col) → decente, in buono stato;

to nick o.s. → farsi un taglietto

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nick

n nick [nik]

a small cut There was a nick in the doorpost. nerf, keep ثَلْم، حَز резка zářez hak die Kerbe εγκοπή muesca, hendedura sälk چاک viilto entaille חֲתָך דַק खरोंच urez karcolás goresan, torehan skora tacca, intaccatura 刻み目 칼자국; 새김눈 įpjova, įraiža, įkarpa iegriezums; ierobījums; iezīmējums calar kerf hakk, skår(e) nacięcie corte crestătură зарубка zárez zareza zasek hack, skåra รอยบาก çentik, kertik, hafif kesik 缺口, 刻痕 зарубка, засічка کھانچا، نشان nấc; khía 缺口, 刻痕

v

to make a small cut in something He nicked his chin while he was shaving. raaksny يَثْلم، يَحِز، يَجْرَح нащърбявам říznout (se) skære (ein)schneiden κόβω cortar sisse lõikama شکاف دادن viiltää faire une entaille לִשרוֹט छेद करना zarez,okrhnuto mjesto megkarcol menggores, menoreh skera (sig) intaccare, fare una tacca 切り傷をつける ...에 칼자국을 내다 įpjauti, įrėžti viegli iegriezt; ierobīt luka snijden skjære, kutte zadrasnąć cortar a tăia делать надрез; порезать porezať sa zarezati poseći göra ett litet hack i, skära sig i ทำบาก çentmek, kertmek, hafif kesmek 刻痕 робити зарубки خراش لگانا khía 刻痕

in the nick of time

at the last possible moment; just in time He arrived in the nick of time. net betyds, net op die regte tyd في اللحظِة المناسِبَه الأخيرَه точно навреме v posledním okamžiku; jako na zavolanou i sidste øjeblik zur rechten Zeit gerade την τελευταία στιγμή, στο τσακ en el momento crítico, a tiempo justo täpselt õigeks ajaks سربزنگاه viime tipassa juste à temps בַּשנִייָה הַאַחֲרוֹנָה ऐन मौके पर, ठीक समय पर u zadnji čas,u pravi čas a legjobbkor tepat pada waktunya á síðustu stundu (in tempo appena) きわどい時に 아슬아슬한 때에; 꼭 알맞은 때에 pačiu laiku tieši laikā; pēdējā brīdī tepat pada masanya op het nippertje i siste liten, i grevens tid w samą porę no último momento (exact/tocmai) la timp в самый последний момент; как раз вовремя v poslednej chvíli v zadnjem trenutku u pravom trenutku i grevens tid, precis i tid ฆ่าเวลา tam zamanında, tam sırasında 剛好來得及，正是時候 якраз вчасно آخر ترين وقت ميں vừa đúng lúc 刚好来得及，正是时候