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Word: nick (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A particular point or place considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.
  • a shortened form of "nickname"
  • A small cut in a surface
  • slang A police station or prison
  • slang Condition
  • cricket a small deflection of the ball off the edge of the bat, often going to the wicket-keeper for a catch

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Proper noun:

  • A diminutive of the male given name Nicholas.
  • diminutive form of Nickelodeon.

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Verb:

  • British|slang To arrest.
  • cricket to hit the ball with the edge of the bat and produce a fine deflection
  • slang To steal.
  • transitive To make a nick in, especially unintentionally.

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