nick

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 2 Kashubian 2.1 Pronoun 3 Swedish 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Etymology 1 3.2.1 Noun 3.2.1.1 Synonyms 3.2.1.2 Derived terms 3.3 Etymology 2 3.3.1 Noun

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[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪk

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nick (plural nicks)

1. A small cut in a surface
2. A particular point or place considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.
   • By a kind of godsend, Fifty shillings did, in the very nick of time, fall due, or seem to fall due, from one of his Farmers (1843 Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 2, ch. 4, Abbot Hugo)
3. (British, slang) A police station or prison

   He was arrested and taken down to Sun Hill nick to be charged. (police station)

   He's just been released from Shadwell nick after doing ten years for attempted murder. (prison)

4. (cricket) a small deflection of the ball off the edge of the bat, often going to the wicket-keeper for a catch
5. a shortened form of "nickname"
6. (British, slang) Condition

   The car I bought was cheap and in good nick

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to nick (third-person singular simple present nicks, present participle nicking, simple past and past participle nicked)

1. (transitive) To make a nick in, especially unintentionally.

   I nicked myself while I was shaving.

2. (transitive, slang) To steal.

   Someone's nicked my bike!

3. (transitive, British, slang) To arrest.

   The police nicked him climbing over the fence of the house he'd broken into.

4. (transitive, cricket) to hit the ball with the edge of the bat and produce a fine deflection

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• in the nick of time

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nick

1. nothing

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Inflection for nick	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	nick	nicken	nickar	nickarna
Possessive form	nicks	nickens	nickars	nickarnas

nick c.

1. header (in football)
2. nod (movement of the head to indicate agreement)

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• (header): nickning c
• (nod): nickning c

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• nickedocka
• nicka
• nicka till

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From the English nickname

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nick n.

Inflection for nick	Singular		Plural
neuter	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	nick	nicket	nick	nicken
Possessive form	nicks	nickets	nicks	nickens

1. (slang) nick, nickname