nick
1. an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
• Syn:
dent, ding, gouge
• Derivationally related forms:
dent (for: dent), gouge (for: gouge)
• Hypernyms:
blemish, defect, mar
• Hyponyms:
dig
2. (British slang) a prison
- he's in the nick
• Usage Domain:
slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot,
patois, vernacular
• Regions:
United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain
• Hypernyms:
prison, prison house
3. a small cut
• Syn:
notch, snick
• Derivationally related forms:
snick (for: snick), notch (for: notch)
• Hypernyms:
cut, cutting
1. cut slightly, with a razor
- The barber's knife nicked his cheek
• Syn:
snick
• Derivationally related forms:
snick (for: snick)
• Hypernyms:
cut
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. cut a nick into
• Syn:
chip
• Derivationally related forms:
chip (for: chip)
• Hypernyms:
cut
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
3. divide or reset the tail muscles of
- nick horses
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. mate successfully;
of livestock
• Hypernyms:
copulate, mate, pair, couple
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
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