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nick
(nĭk)n.
1. A shallow notch, cut, or indentation on an edge or a surface: nicks in the table; razor nicks on his chin.
2. Chiefly British Slang A prison or police station.
3. Printing A groove down the side of a piece of type used to ensure that it is correctly placed.
tr.v. nicked, nick·ing, nicks
Idiom: 1.
a. To cut a nick or notch in.
b. To cut into and wound slightly: A sliver of glass nicked my hand.
2. To cut short; check: nicked an impulse to flee.
3. Slang To cheat, especially by overcharging.
4. Chiefly British Slang
a. To steal.
b. To arrest.
in the nick of time
Just at the critical moment; just in time.
[Middle English nik, possibly alteration (influenced by nokke, notch) of niche; see niche.]
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nick
(nɪk)n
1. a small notch or indentation on an edge or surface
2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a groove on the shank of a printing type, used to orientate type and often to distinguish the fount
3. Brit a slang word for prison, police station
4. in good nick informal in good condition
5. in the nick of time at the last possible moment; at the critical moment
vb
6. (tr) to chip or cut
7. (tr) slang chiefly
a. to steal
b. to take into legal custody; arrest
8. informal (often foll by: off) to move or depart rapidly
9. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to divide and reset (certain of the tail muscles of a horse) to give the tail a high carriage
10. (tr) to guess, catch, etc, exactly
11. (Agriculture) (intr) (of breeding stock) to mate satisfactorily
12. nick someone for slang US and Canadian to defraud someone to the extent of
[C15: perhaps changed from C14 nocke nock]
nick
(nɪk)n
(Telecommunications) computing an alias adopted by a member of a chatroom or forum; nickname
[short for nickname]
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nick
(nɪk)n.
1. a small notch, groove, chip, or the like.
2. a small dent or wound.
3. a small groove on one side of the shank of a printing type.
4. a break in a strand of a DNA or RNA molecule.
5. Brit. Slang. prison.
v.t. 6. to cut into or through.
7. to hit or injure slightly.
8. to make a nick or nicks in (something); notch, groove, or chip.
9. to incise certain tendons at the root of (a horse's tail) to give it a higher carrying position; make an incision under the tail of (a horse).
10. to hit, guess, catch, etc., exactly.
11. Slang. to trick, cheat, or defraud.
12. Brit. Slang.
Idioms: a. to arrest (a criminal or suspect).
b. to capture; nab.
c. to steal.
in the nick of time, at the right moment and no sooner; at the last possible moment.
[1475–85; obscurely akin to Old English gehnycned wrinkled, Old Norse hnykla to wrinkle]
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nick
Past participle: nicked
Gerund: nicking
| Imperative |
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| nick |
| nick |
| Present |
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| I nick |
| you nick |
| he/she/it nicks |
| we nick |
| you nick |
| they nick |
| Preterite |
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| I nicked |
| you nicked |
| he/she/it nicked |
| we nicked |
| you nicked |
| they nicked |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am nicking |
| you are nicking |
| he/she/it is nicking |
| we are nicking |
| you are nicking |
| they are nicking |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have nicked |
| you have nicked |
| he/she/it has nicked |
| we have nicked |
| you have nicked |
| they have nicked |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was nicking |
| you were nicking |
| he/she/it was nicking |
| we were nicking |
| you were nicking |
| they were nicking |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had nicked |
| you had nicked |
| he/she/it had nicked |
| we had nicked |
| you had nicked |
| they had nicked |
| Future |
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| I will nick |
| you will nick |
| he/she/it will nick |
| we will nick |
| you will nick |
| they will nick |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have nicked |
| you will have nicked |
| he/she/it will have nicked |
| we will have nicked |
| you will have nicked |
| they will have nicked |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be nicking |
| you will be nicking |
| he/she/it will be nicking |
| we will be nicking |
| you will be nicking |
| they will be nicking |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been nicking |
| you have been nicking |
| he/she/it has been nicking |
| we have been nicking |
| you have been nicking |
| they have been nicking |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been nicking |
| you will have been nicking |
| he/she/it will have been nicking |
| we will have been nicking |
| you will have been nicking |
| they will have been nicking |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been nicking |
| you had been nicking |
| he/she/it had been nicking |
| we had been nicking |
| you had been nicking |
| they had been nicking |
| Conditional |
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| I would nick |
| you would nick |
| he/she/it would nick |
| we would nick |
| you would nick |
| they would nick |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have nicked |
| you would have nicked |
| he/she/it would have nicked |
| we would have nicked |
| you would have nicked |
| they would have nicked |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Noun 1. [画像:nick - an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)]nick - an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
blemish, mar, defect - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"
dig - a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"
2. nick - (British slang) a prison; "he's in the nick"
prison, prison house - a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
Britain, 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; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
3. nick - a small cut
Verb 1. nick - cut slightly, with a razor; "The barber's knife nicked his cheek"
cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
3. nick - divide or reset the tail muscles of; "nick horses"
4. nick - mate successfully; of livestock
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nick
verb
1. (Slang) steal, pinch (informal), swipe (slang), pilfer, trouser (slang), knock off (slang), snitch (slang) We used to nick biscuits from the kitchen.
noun
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nick
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
ثَلْم، حَزيَثْلم، يَحِز، يَجْرَح
zářezříznoutvrub
hakskære
naarmu
skeraskora
įkarpaįpjautiįraižaįrėžtipačiu laiku
iegriezumsierobījumsierobītiezīmējumsviegli iegriezt
Nick
[nɪk] N (familiar form) of Nicholas Old Nick (hum) → Pedro Botero (hum)nick
[nɪk]A. N
4. (= condition) in good nick → en buen estado
B. VT
1. (= cut) → hacer una muesca en, mellar
he nicked his chin shaving → se hizo un corte en la barbilla afeitándose
the bullet had nicked the bone → la bala le había hendido el hueso
the film does no more than nick the surface of this thorny issue → la película no hace más que tocar muy de refilón este espinoso asunto
to nick o.s → cortarse
he nicked his chin shaving → se hizo un corte en la barbilla afeitándose
the bullet had nicked the bone → la bala le había hendido el hueso
the film does no more than nick the surface of this thorny issue → la película no hace más que tocar muy de refilón este espinoso asunto
to nick o.s → cortarse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
nick
[ˈnɪk] n
(= cut) → coupure f
(British) in good nick (= good condition) [thing] → en bon état ; [person] → en bonne condition physique
(= prison) the nick → le trou
vt
(= cut) → couper
to nick one's chin → se couper le menton
He'd nicked his chin, shaving → Il s'était coupé le menton en se rasant.
to nick o.s. → se couper
to nick one's chin → se couper le menton
He'd nicked his chin, shaving → Il s'était coupé le menton en se rasant.
to nick o.s. → se couper
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Nick
nick
1n
in the nick of time → gerade noch (rechtzeitig)
vt
wood, stick → einkerben ; to nick oneself (inf) → sich schneiden ; to nick one’s chin (inf) → sich am Kinn schneiden
(bullet) person, wall, arm → streifen
nick
2 (Brit)vt (inf)
(= arrest) → einsperren (inf), → einlochen (inf); (= catch) → schnappen (inf); he got nicked → den haben sie sich (dat) → gegriffen (sl) → or geschnappt (inf); you’re nicked! → Sie sind verhaftet!
nick
3Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
nick
[nɪk]1. n
a. (in wood, blade) → tacca ; (in skin) → taglietto; (in plate) → scheggiatura
in the nick of time → appena in tempo
in the nick of time → appena in tempo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
nick
(nik) noun a small cut. There was a nick in the doorpost. nerf, keep ثَلْم، حَز резка corte zářez die Kerbe hak εγκοπή muesca, hendedura sälk چاک lovi entaille חֲתָך דַק खरोंच urez karcolás goresan, torehan skora tacca, intaccatura 刻み目 흠 įpjova, įraiža, įkarpa iegriezums; ierobījums; iezīmējums calar kerf hakk, skår nacięcie د پيشو بچى corte crestătură зарубка zárez zareza zasek hack, skåra รอยบาก çentik, kertik, hafif kesik 裂口, 刻痕 зарубка, засічка کھانچا، نشان nấc; khía 裂口,刻痕
verb to make a small cut in something. He nicked his chin while he was shaving. raaksny يَثْلم، يَحِز، يَجْرَح нащърбявам cortar říznout (se) schneiden skære κόβω cortar sisse lõikama شکاف دادن loveta faire une entaille לִשרוֹט छेद करना zarez, okrhnuto mjesto megkarcol menggores, menoreh skera (sig) intaccare, fare una tacca 切り傷をつける 칼자국을 내다 įpjauti, įrėžti viegli iegriezt; ierobīt luka snijden skjære, kutte zadrasnąć خوږيدل ،ززخمى كيدل cortar a tăia делать надрез; порезать porezať sa zarezati poseći göra ett litet hack i, skära sig i ทําบาก çentmek, kertmek, hafif kesmek 割傷 робити зарубки خراش لگانا khía 割伤
in the nick of time at the last possible moment; just in time. He arrived in the nick of time. net betyds, net op die regte tyd في اللحظِة المناسِبَه الأخيرَه точно навреме no último momento v posledním okamžiku; jako na zavolanou gerade zur rechten Zeit i sidste øjeblik την τελευταία στιγμή, στο τσακ en el momento crítico, justo a tiempo täpselt õigeks ajaks سربزنگاه viime hetkellä juste à temps בַּשנִייָה הַאַחֲרוֹנָה ऐन मौके पर, ठीक समय पर u zadnji čas,u pravi čas a legjobbkor tepat pada waktunya á síðustu stundu (appena in tempo) きわどい時に 꼭 알맞은 때에 pačiu laiku tieši laikā; pēdējā brīdī tepat pada masanya op het nippertje i siste liten, i grevens tid w samą porę په آخرى شيبه كښى no último momento (exact/tocmai) la timp в самый последний момент; как раз вовремя v poslednej chvíli v zadnjem trenutku u pravom trenutku i grevens tid, precis i tid ทันเวลาพอดี tam zamanında, tam sırasında 緊要關頭,及時 якраз вчасно آخر ترين وقت ميں vừa đúng lúc 刚好来得及,在紧要关头
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nick
n cortada pequeña, (during surgery) perforación f; vt cortar levemente, perforar (sin querer)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.