nick  /nɪk/

noun

1. an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

synset: dent, ding, gouge, nick

2. (British slang) a prison; "he's in the nick"

synset: nick

3. a small cut

synset: notch, nick, snick

verb

1. cut slightly, with a razor; "The barber's knife nicked his cheek"

synset: nick, snick

2. cut a nick into

synset: nick, chip

3. divide or reset the tail muscles of; "nick horses"

synset: nick

4. mate successfully; of livestock

synset: nick

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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