NICK
Dictionary entry overview: What does nick mean?
• NICK (noun)
The noun NICK has 3 senses:
1. an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
2. (British slang) a prison
3. a small cut
Familiarity information: NICK used as a noun is uncommon.
• NICK (verb)
The verb NICK has 4 senses:
1. cut slightly, with a razor
2. cut a nick into
3. divide or reset the tail muscles of
4. mate successfully; of livestock
Familiarity information: NICK used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• NICK (noun)
Meaning:
An impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
nick; gouge; ding; dent
Hypernyms ("nick" is a kind of...):
blemish; defect; mar (a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nick"):
dig (a small gouge (as in the cover of a book))
Meaning:
(British slang) a prison
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
he's in the nick
Hypernyms ("nick" is a kind of...):
prison; prison house (a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment)
Domain region:
Britain; GB; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland)
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
Meaning:
A small cut
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
snick; nick; notch
Hypernyms ("nick" is a kind of...):
cut; cutting (the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge)
• NICK (verb)
Meaning:
Cut slightly, with a razor
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
nick; snick
Context example:
The barber's knife nicked his cheek
Hypernyms (to "nick" is one way to...):
cut (separate with or as if with an instrument)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Cut a nick into
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
chip; nick
Hypernyms (to "nick" is one way to...):
cut (separate with or as if with an instrument)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Divide or reset the tail muscles of
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
nick horses
Hypernyms (to "nick" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Mate successfully; of livestock
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "nick" is one way to...):
copulate; couple; mate; pair (make love)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
