English dictionary
nick
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a small cut
noun
- (British slang) a prison
noun
- an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
verb
- mate successfully; of livestock
verb
- divide or reset the tail muscles of
verb
- cut a nick into
verb
- cut slightly, with a razor
Example sentences
he's in the nick
nick horses
The barber's knife nicked his cheek