26984 words

nick

9 definitions • 13 examples
1
a small cut in a surface or an edge:

Examples:

Apart from a few nicks in the varnish, the guitar is in very good condition.
2

Examples:

in the nick He's been in the nick half his life.
3

Examples:

in nick He's in pretty good nick for a man of his age.
The car really is in excellent nick.
4
to steal something:

Examples:

I've had my bike nicked again.
All right, who's nicked my ruler?
5
If the police nick someone, they catch them for committing a crime:

Examples:

nick someone for doing something They nicked him for driving at 70 in a 50 speed limit area.
6
to cheat someone or to charge someone too much money:

Examples:

$50 for a meal like that - we were nicked!
be nicked for something If your bank account balance falls below the minimum, you'll be nicked for a $5 service charge.
7
to make a small cut in a surface or an edge:

Examples:

Paintwork on the corner of a stairway tends to get nicked and scratched.
8
in cricket, to hit the ball by mistake with the edge of the bat (= a specially shaped piece of wood used for hitting the ball):

Examples:

After some stout defence, he nicked a good ball to first slip.
She nicked it but the ball fell short of the slips and ran away for four.
9
a small cut in a surface or an edge:

Examples:

The car was covered with nicks and scratches.

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