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nick

(nĭk)

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

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.

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

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nick

(nɪk)

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

2. (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

4. in good nick informal in good condition

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

6. (tr) to chip or cut

7. (tr) slang chiefly

a. to steal

b. to take into legal custody; arrest

8. informal (often foll by: off) to move or depart rapidly

9. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to divide and reset (certain of the tail muscles of a horse) to give the tail a high carriage

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

11. (Agriculture) (intr) (of breeding stock) to mate satisfactorily

12. nick someone for slang US and Canadian to defraud someone to the extent of

[C15: perhaps changed from C14 nocke nock]

nick

(nɪk)

(Telecommunications) computing an alias adopted by a member of a chatroom or forum; nickname

[short for nickname]

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nick

(nɪk)
n.

1. a small notch, groove, chip, or the like.

2. a small dent or wound.

3. a small groove on one side of the shank of a printing type.

4. a break in a strand of a DNA or RNA molecule.

5. Brit. Slang. prison.

v.t.

6. to cut into or through.

7. to hit or injure slightly.

8. to make a nick or nicks in (something); notch, groove, or chip.

9. to incise certain tendons at the root of (a horse's tail) to give it a higher carrying position; make an incision under the tail of (a horse).

10. to hit, guess, catch, etc., exactly.

11. Slang. to trick, cheat, or defraud.

12. Brit. Slang.

a. to arrest (a criminal or suspect).

b. to capture; nab.

c. to steal.

Idioms:

in the nick of time, at the right moment and no sooner; at the last possible moment.

[1475–85; obscurely akin to Old English gehnycned wrinkled, Old Norse hnykla to wrinkle]

nick

Past participle: nicked
Gerund: nicking

Imperative
nick
nick

Present
I nick
you nick
he/she/it nicks
we nick
you nick
they nick

Preterite
I nicked
you nicked
he/she/it nicked
we nicked
you nicked
they nicked

Present Continuous
I am nicking
you are nicking
he/she/it is nicking
we are nicking
you are nicking
they are nicking

Present Perfect
I have nicked
you have nicked
he/she/it has nicked
we have nicked
you have nicked
they have nicked

Past Continuous
I was nicking
you were nicking
he/she/it was nicking
we were nicking
you were nicking
they were nicking

Past Perfect
I had nicked
you had nicked
he/she/it had nicked
we had nicked
you had nicked
they had nicked

Future
I will nick
you will nick
he/she/it will nick
we will nick
you will nick
they will nick

Future Perfect
I will have nicked
you will have nicked
he/she/it will have nicked
we will have nicked
you will have nicked
they will have nicked

Future Continuous
I will be nicking
you will be nicking
he/she/it will be nicking
we will be nicking
you will be nicking
they will be nicking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been nicking
you have been nicking
he/she/it has been nicking
we have been nicking
you have been nicking
they have been nicking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been nicking
you will have been nicking
he/she/it will have been nicking
we will have been nicking
you will have been nicking
they will have been nicking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been nicking
you had been nicking
he/she/it had been nicking
we had been nicking
you had been nicking
they had been nicking

Conditional
I would nick
you would nick
he/she/it would nick
we would nick
you would nick
they would nick

Past Conditional
I would have nicked
you would have nicked
he/she/it would have nicked
we would have nicked
you would have nicked
they would have nicked

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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"

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.

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nick

verb

Slang. To exploit (another) by charging too much for something:

fleece, overcharge.

Slang: clip, gouge, rip off, scalp, skin, soak.

Idioms: make someone pay through the nose, take someone for a ride , take someone to the cleaners .

Translations

ثَلْم، حَزيَثْلم، يَحِز، يَجْرَح

zářezříznoutvrub

hakskære

einschneiden Kerbe klauen Nikolaus schneiden

Νίκος

muesca cortar hendidura

naarmu

arrêtercassure d’un brinchoper dépouiller dérober

skeraskora

tacca al momento giusto fare una tacca grattare in forma

įkarpaįpjautiįraižaįrėžtipačiu laiku

iegriezumsierobījumsierobītiezīmējumsviegli iegriezt

skår

çentikçentmekhafif kesikhafif kesmekkertik

刻痕割伤裂口

Nick

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

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]

(= 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

(= 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.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Nick

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

nick

→ 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)

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

(bullet) person, wall, arm → streifen

nick

² (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

nick

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

nick

(nik) noun

a small cut. There was a nick in the doorpost.

verb

to make a small cut in something. He nicked his chin while he was shaving.

in the nick of time

at the last possible moment; just in time. He arrived in the nick of time.

nick

n cortada pequeña, (during surgery) perforación f; vt cortar levemente, perforar (sin querer)

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To tell the truth, I came out of love to you, Nick: I came to get your address, for--look here!" Raffles drew a crumpled paper from his pocket.

you're very pale and pasty, Nick. Come, if you're going home, I'll walk by your side."

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`Didn't I hear that Nick Svendsen was rushing you pretty hard?'

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Ozma gave the Wizard back the piglet he had so kindly allowed Nick Chopper to substitute for the lost one, and then she carried her own into the apartments of the palace where she lived.

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His name is Nick Chopper, and he has a lovely heart given him by the wonderful Wizard."

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"Nick Chopper knows how to feed meat people, and he will give us plenty of good things to eat, never fear.

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Dorothy was shocked to see that the cow had broken her leg off, and that the pail was lying in several small pieces, while the poor milkmaid had a nick in her left elbow.

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"They are all dead, so it doesn't matter," replied the Scarecrow." And here is where Nick Chopper destroyed the Wicked Witch's Grey Wolves."

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Let Dorothy transform the King into a goose-egg unless he agrees to go into the palace and bring out to us the ornament which is our friend Nick Chopper, the Tin Woodman."

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The famous little Becky Puppet has been pronounced to be uncommonly flexible in the joints, and lively on the wire; the Amelia Doll, though it has had a smaller circle of admirers, has yet been carved and dressed with the greatest care by the artist; the Dobbin Figure, though apparently clumsy, yet dances in a very amusing and natural manner; the Little Boys' Dance has been liked by some; and please to remark the richly dressed figure of the Wicked Nobleman, on which no expense has been spared, and which Old Nick will fetch away at the end of this singular performance.

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Cruncher, with some diffidence, explained himself as meaning "Old Nick's."

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Ashputtel and Nick did their best to cheer her, but they too, seemed to pine for country freedom and home atmosphere.