nick[verb]Synonyms:- cut, chip, dent, mark, notch, scar, score, scratch, snick
- steal, pilfer, pinch
(informal), swipe
(slang)[noun]Synonyms:- cut, chip, dent, mark, notch, scar, scratch
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. nick1 /nɪk/
noun[
Date: 1400-1500;
Origin: Perhaps from nock 'small cut in the end of a bow for the string to fit in' (14-20 centuries)]
1. in the nick of time just before it is too late, or just before something bad happens:
Luckily, help arrived in the nick of time.2. in good nick/in bad nick etc British English informal in good condition or in bad condition:
It’s an old car but it’s still in good nick.3. [countable] a very small cut made on the edge or surface of something
4. the nick British English informal a
police station [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. nick2 verb [transitive]1. British English informal to steal something
Synonym : pinch,
steal:
Someone’s nicked my wallet.nick something from somebody/something You nicked those pens from my desk.2. to make a small cut in the surface or edge of something, usually by accident:
He nicked his hand on some broken glass.3. British English informal if the police nick you, they catch you and charge you with a crime
Synonym : arrest:
You’re nicked! [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲