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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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nick¹

n

1. a small notch or indentation on an edge or surface

2. (Communication Arts / 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

in good nick Informal in good condition

in the nick of time at the last possible moment; at the critical moment

vb

1. (tr) to chip or cut

2. (tr) Slang chiefly Brit

a.  to steal

b.  to take into legal custody; arrest

3. (intr; often foll by off) Informal to move or depart rapidly

4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to divide and reset (certain of the tail muscles of a horse) to give the tail a high carriage

5. (tr) to guess, catch, etc., exactly

6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (intr) (of breeding stock) to mate satisfactorily

nick (someone) for US and Canadian slang to defraud (someone) to the extent of

[perhaps changed from C14 nocke nock]

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nick²

n

(Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) Computing an alias adopted by a member of a chatroom or forum; nickname

[short for nickname]

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

verb

1. (Slang) steal, pinch (informal), swipe (slang), pilfer, trouser (slang), knock off (slang), snitch (slang) We used to nick biscuits from the kitchen.

2. arrest, apprehend, take into custody, nail (informal), lift (slang), seize, run in (slang), bust (informal), collar (informal), pinch (informal), nab (informal), take prisoner, feel your collar (slang) The police nicked me for carrying an offensive weapon.

3. cut, mark, score, damage, chip, scratch, scar, notch, dent, snick A sharp blade is likely to nick the skin and draw blood.

noun

1. cut, mark, scratch, score, chip, scar, notch, dent, snick The barbed wire had left only the tiniest nick below my right eye.

2. (Brit. slang) prison, can (slang), jail, clink (slang), stir (slang), cooler (slang), jug (slang), penitentiary (U.S.), slammer (slang), lockup, penal institution, choky (slang), poky or pokey (U.S. & Canad. slang) He spent a few years in the nick for smuggling.

Translations

Nick [nɪk] N (familiar form) of Nicholas Old Nick (hum) → Pedro Botero(hum)

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nick [nɪk]

A. N

1. (= cut) → muesca f, mella f; (= crack) → hendedura f

2. (Brit) (= prison) → chirona f, trullo m (Sp) ; (= police station) → comisaría f

3. in the nick of time → justo a tiempo

4. (= condition) in good nick → en buen estado

B. VT

1. (= cut) → hacer una muesca en, mellar
he nicked his chin shaving → se hizo un corte en la barbilla afeitándose
the bullet had nicked the bone → la bala le había hendido el hueso
the film does no more than nick the surface of this thorny issue → la película no hace más que tocar muy de refilón este espinoso asunto
to nick o.s → cortarse

2. (= steal) → robar, afanar; (= arrest) → agarrar, trincar(Sp) , apañar(Mex)
you're nicked! → ¡estás detenido!

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nick [ˈnɪk]

n

(= cut) → coupure f

(British) in good nick (= good condition) [thing] → en bon état; [person] → en bonne condition physique

(= prison) the nick → le trou >

in the nick of time → juste à temps
to arrive in the nick of time → arriver juste à temps

vt

(= cut) → couper
to nick one's chin → se couper le menton
He'd nicked his chin, shaving → Il s'était coupé le menton en se rasant.
to nick o.s. → se couper

(= steal) → piquer >
He's nicked all your ideas → Il a piqué toutes tes idées.
Michelle had her purse nicked → Michelle s'est fait piquer son porte-monnaie.

(British) (= arrest) → pincer >
to get nicked (by police) → se faire pincer
to be nicked for sth → se faire pincer pour qch
The police nicked me for speeding → La police m'a pincé pour excès de vitesse.

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Nick

n abbr of Nicholas; Old Nick (inf) → der Böse, der Leibhaftige (old)

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nick¹

n

→ Kerbe f; I got a little nick on my chin → ich habe mich leicht am Kinn geschnitten

in the nick of time → gerade noch (rechtzeitig)

(Brit inf: = condition) in good/bad nick → gut/nicht gut in Schuss (inf)

vt

wood, stick → einkerben; to nick oneself (inf) → sich schneiden; to nick one’s chin (inf) → sich am Kinn schneiden

(bullet) person, wall, arm → streifen

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nick² (Brit)

vt (inf)

(= arrest) → einsperren (inf), → einlochen (inf); (= catch) → schnappen (inf); he got nicked → den haben sie sich (dat) → gegriffen (sl) → or geschnappt (inf); you’re nicked! → Sie sind verhaftet!

(= steal) → klauen (inf), → mitgehen lassen (inf)

n (inf) (= prison) → Kittchen nt (inf), → Knast m (inf); (= police station) → Wache f, → Revier nt

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nick³

vt (US sl) to nick somebody for something → jdm etw abknöpfen (inf)

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nick [nɪk]

1. n

a. (in wood, blade) → tacca; (in skin) → taglietto; (in plate) → scheggiatura
in the nick of time → appena in tempo

b. (fam) in good nick → decente, in buono stato

c. (Brit) (fam) (prison) → galera; (police station) → centrale f (di polizia)
in the nick → in galera

2. vt

a. (see n) → intaccare; (XXX) → tagliare, scheggiare, scalfire
to nick o.s. → farsi un taglietto

b. (fam) (steal) → fregare

c. (Brit) (fam) (arrest) → beccare
to get nicked → farsi beccare

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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 lovi entaille חֲתָך דַק खरोंच urez karcolás goresan, torehan skora tacca, intaccatura 刻み目 흠 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 loveta 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 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 gerade zur rechten Zeit την τελευταία στιγμή, στο τσακ en el momento crítico, justo a tiempo täpselt õigeks ajaks سربزنگاه viime hetkellä 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 (appena in tempo) きわどい時に 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