Nick - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- (British slang) a prison
verb
- divide or reset the tail muscles of
Extra examples
There are a couple of nicks on the painting.
His face was covered with nicks and cuts after shaving.
She spent a night in the nick.
He was nicked on the shoulder by a bullet.
She was nicked for the theft.
I nicked a couple of cars when I was younger.
Someone's nicked my wallet.
You nicked those pens from my desk.
He nicked his hand on some broken glass.
You're nicked!
The barber's knife nicked his cheek
When I asked Nick about his childhood, he remembered first a parade of baby-sitters.
Nick had bruises on his face and body.
Nick sleeps in my room because he has bad dreams (=frightening dreams) sometimes.
Nick was comfortably ensconced in front of the TV set.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: nick
he/she/it: nicks
present participle: nicking
past tense: nicked
past participle: nicked
singular: nick
plural: nicks
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