nick Definition and Meaning in English (nick definition)

noun
Quick Answer • Definition

Nick definition: A small cut, scratch, or indentation on a surface or edge.

Definitions of Nick

  1. 1noun

    A small cut, scratch, or indentation on a surface or edge.

  2. 2verb

    To make a small cut or notch in something, often accidentally.

  3. 3verb(informal)

    To steal something, typically something of little value or in an informal context.

Example Sentences

“He noticed a small nick on the car's paintwork after the accident.”

“The shoplifter tried to nick a chocolate bar from the shelf.”

“She arrived in the nick of time to catch the last train.”

Inflected Word Forms

past tensenicked
present participlenicking

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

in the nick of timeidiom

Just in time; at the last possible moment.

nick something offphrasal_verb

To steal something.

nick someoneexpression

To arrest someone (informal, British English).

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