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Meaning
Noun
●
A small
cut in
a surface.
A particular place or point considered as
marked
by a
nick
; the
exact
point or
critical
moment.
●
In Printing:
A small
cut in
a surface.
A
notch
cut
crosswise
in the
shank
of a type, to
assist
a
compositor
in
placing
it
properly
in the
stick
, and in distribution.
●
In Cricket:
Senses
connoting
something small.
A small
deflection
of the
ball
off the
edge
of the
bat
, often
going to
the wicket-keeper for a catch.
●
In Genetics:
Senses
connoting
something small.
One of the
single-stranded
DNA
segments
produced
during
nick
translation.
●
In Squash & Tennis:
Senses
connoting
something small.
The point where the
wall
of the
court
meets
the floor.
●
In Australian English, British English, Irish English & New Zealand English:
Often in the
expressions
in bad
nick
and in good
nick
:
condition
, state.
●
In Australian English, British English, Irish English, New Zealand English & Law enforcement:
A
police station
or prison.
●
In Internet:
Clipping of nickname.
●
A
nix
or
nixie
(“water spirit”).
Verb
●
To make a
nick
or
notch
in; to
cut
or
scratch
in
a minor
way.
To make
ragged
or
uneven
, as by
cutting
nicks
or
notches
in; to
deface
, to mar.
To make a
crosscut
or
cuts
on the
underside
of (the
tail
of a
horse
, in order to make the
animal
carry
it higher).
●
To
fit into
or
suit
, as by a
correspondence
of
nicks
; to
tally
with.
To
hit
at, or in, the
nick
; to
touch
rightly
; to
strike
at the
precise
point or time.
●
In Cricket:
To
fit into
or
suit
, as by a
correspondence
of
nicks
; to
tally
with.
To
hit
the
ball
with the
edge
of the
bat
and
produce
a
fine
deflection.
●
In Gaming:
To
fit into
or
suit
, as by a
correspondence
of
nicks
; to
tally
with.
To
throw
or
turn up
(a number when
playing
dice
); to
hit
upon.
●
In Mining:
To make a
cut
at the
side
of the face.
●
In Australian English, British English, Irish English & New Zealand English:
To steal.
●
In Australian English, British English, Irish English, New Zealand English & Law enforcement:
To arrest.
●
To give or
call
(someone) by a
nickname
; to style.
Name
●
A
diminutive
of the
male
given name
Nicholas.
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