nick
Definition
- n. (British slang) a prison
- v. cut slightly, with a razor
- v. cut a nick into
- v. divide or reset the tail muscles of
Word forms
- Past participle
- nicked
- Past tense
- nicked
- Present participle
- nicking
- Third person singular
- nicks
Example sentences
n.
There was a nick on the table from where the knife had slipped.
vt.
Be careful not to nick the paint when you move the furniture.
vi.
He tried to nick the target from a distance, but missed.