nick

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /nɪk/ Homophones: nic, Nick Rhymes: -ɪk === Etymology 1 === The noun is derived from Late Middle English nik (“notch, tally; nock of an arrow”). Its further etymology is unknown; a connection with nock (“notch in a bow to hold the bowstring; notch at the rear of an arrow that fits the bowstring; cleft in the buttocks”) has not been clearly established. The verb appears to be derived from the noun, though the available evidence shows that some of the verb senses predate the noun senses. No connection with words in Germanic languages such as Danish nikke (“to nod”), Middle Dutch nicken (“to bend; to bow”) (modern Dutch knikken (“to nod”)), Middle Low German nicken (“to bend over; to sink”), Middle High German nicken (“to bend; to depress”) (modern German nicken (“to nod”)), Middle Low German knicken (“to bend; to snap”) (modern German knicken (“to bend; to break”), Old Frisian hnekka (“to nod”), and Swedish nicka (“to nod”), has been clearly established. ==== Noun ==== nick (plural nicks) A small cut in a surface. (now rare) A particular place or point considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment. (printing, dated) A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution. Senses connoting something small. (cricket) A small deflection of the ball off the edge of the bat, often going to the wicket-keeper for a catch. (genetics) One of the single-stranded DNA segments produced during nick translation. (real tennis, squash, racquetball) The point where the wall of the court meets the floor. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, colloquial) Often in the expressions in bad nick and in good nick: condition, state. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, law enforcement, slang) A police station or prison. ===== Usage notes ===== The sense "a particular place or point" or "a critical moment" still exists in the still-common expression in the nick of time. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== nick (third-person singular simple present nicks, present participle nicking, simple past and past participle nicked) (transitive) To make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way. (transitive) To make ragged or uneven, as by cutting nicks or notches in; to deface, to mar. (transitive, rare) To make a crosscut or cuts on the underside of (the tail of a horse, in order to make the animal carry it higher). (transitive, obsolete) To fit into or suit, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with. (transitive, sometimes figurative) To hit at, or in, the nick; to touch rightly; to strike at the precise point or time. (transitive, cricket) To hit the ball with the edge of the bat and produce a fine deflection. (transitive, gaming) To throw or turn up (a number when playing dice); to hit upon. (transitive, mining) To make a cut at the side of the face. (transitive, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, colloquial) To steal. (transitive, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, law enforcement, slang) To arrest. ===== Derived terms ===== nickable nick off nick up nicker nicking (noun) ===== Related terms ===== pernickety ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Clipping of nickname. ==== Noun ==== nick (plural nicks) (Internet) Clipping of nickname. ==== Verb ==== nick (third-person singular simple present nicks, present participle nicking, simple past and past participle nicked) (transitive, obsolete) To give or call (someone) by a nickname; to style. === Etymology 3 === A variant of nix or nixie. ==== Noun ==== nick (plural nicks) (archaic) A nix or nixie (“water spirit”). === References === === Further reading === nick (DNA) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia nick (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === CKIN == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɪk/ Rhymes: -ɪk === Verb === nick singular imperative of nicken (colloquial) first-person singular present of nicken == Kashubian == === Etymology === From nic +‎ -k. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɲit͡sk/ Rhymes: -it͡sk Syllabification: nick === Pronoun === nick synonym of nic === Further reading === Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “nic”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[4] “nick”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022 == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English nick(name). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɲik/ Rhymes: -ik Syllabification: nick === Noun === nick m inan (Internet) nickname (familiar, invented given name) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === nick in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN nick in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English nick. === Pronunciation === === Noun === nick m (plural nicks) (Internet, video games) nick; nickname Synonym: apelido == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from nicka. ==== Noun ==== nick c nod (movement of the head to indicate agreement) header (in football) ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== (header):: nickning c (nod):: nickning c ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== nicka nicka till === Etymology 2 === Derived from English nickname. ==== Noun ==== nick n (slang) nick, nickname ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “nick”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Vietnamese == === Etymology === Clipping of nickname === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nïk̟̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [nɨt̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [nɨt̚˦˥] Phonetic spelling: ních === Noun === nick (video games, Internet) an account Synonym: acc