Nick
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /nɪk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nick is a noun meaning A small cut in a surface.
Meaning
A small cut in a surface.
More Meanings
- Senses connoting something small.
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, colloquial) Often in the expressions in bad nick and in good nick: condition, state.
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, law enforcement, slang) A police station or prison.
- (transitive) To make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way.
- (transitive, obsolete) To fit into or suit, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with.
- (transitive, mining) To make a cut at the side of the face.
- (transitive, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, colloquial) To steal.
Example Sentences
The car I bought was cheap and in good nick.
He was arrested and taken down to Sun Hill nick [police station] to be charged.
More unexpectedly, older tech and hardware stocks seem in decent nick, Mr Ives notes.
He’s just been released from Shadwell nick [prison] after doing ten years for attempted murder.
Word Forms
- nicks
- nicking
- nicked
Synonyms for nick
Depending on context, synonyms include gouge, chip, dent, snick.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chip, snick, gouge, dent, max, get.
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