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nick
noun
verb
A small cut
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noun
A small cut
noun
(British slang) a prison
“He's in the nick”
noun
An impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
verb
Mate successfully; of livestock
verb
Divide or reset the tail muscles of
“Nick horses”
verb
Cut a nick into
verb
Cut slightly, with a razor
“The barber's knife nicked his cheek”
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He's in the nick
Nick horses
The barber's knife nicked his cheek
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