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English noun: nick | |||
| 1. | nick (attribute) an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) | ||
| Synonyms | dent, ding, gouge | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blemish, defect, mar | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dig | ||
| 2. | nick (artifact) (British slang) a prison | ||
| Samples | He's in the nick. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | prison, prison house | ||
| Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
| Domain usage | argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular | ||
| 3. | nick (act) a small cut | ||
| Synonyms | notch, snick | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut, cutting | ||
English verb: nick | |||
| 1. | nick (contact) cut slightly, with a razor | ||
| Samples | The barber's knife nicked his cheek. | ||
| Synonyms | snick | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
| 2. | nick (contact) cut a nick into | ||
| Synonyms | chip | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
| 3. | nick (change) divide or reset the tail muscles of | ||
| Samples | Nick horses. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| 4. | nick (body) mate successfully; of livestock | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | copulate, couple, mate, pair | ||
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