nick

(nĭk)
n.

1. A shallow notch, cut, or indentation on an edge or a surface: nicks in the table; razor nicks on his chin.
2. Chiefly British Slang. A prison or police station.
3. Printing. A groove down the side of a piece of type used to ensure that it is correctly placed.

tr.v., nicked, nick·ing, nicks.

1. 1. To cut a nick or notch in.
   2. To cut into and wound slightly: A sliver of glass nicked my hand.
2. To cut short; check: nicked an impulse to flee.
3. Slang. To cheat, especially by overcharging.
4. Chiefly British Slang.
   1. To steal.
   2. To arrest.

idiom:

in the nick of time

1. Just at the critical moment; just in time.

[Middle English nik, possibly alteration (influenced by nokke, notch) of niche; see niche.]

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verb

To exploit (another) by charging too much for something: fleece, overcharge. Slang clip¹, gouge, rip off, scalp, skin, soak. Idioms: make someone pay through the nose, take someone for a ride, take someone to the cleaners. See honest/dishonest.

[IRC; very common] Short for nickname. On IRC, every user must pick a nick, which is sometimes the same as the user's real name or login name, but is often more fanciful. Compare handle, screen name.

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mod. arrested.  "Now I'm nicked," he said.

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IN BRIEF: A small cut.

The prisoner put a nick in his bedpost to mark the days till his release.

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1. an interruption in the covalent continuity of one strand of a double-stranded nucleic-acid molecule.
2. to produce a nick in a nucleic-acid molecule. See also nick translation.

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1. localized constriction of the retinal blood vessels.
2. making a small cut. A specific surgical procedure done on the underside of a horse's tail, which is then set so it is carried higher. Called also ventral caudal myotomy. Considered an unnecessary mutilation in most circles and may be illegal.
3. in animal breeding the phenomenon observed when the offspring are significantly better than either of the parents.

For a list of words related to nick, see:

• Fraud, Treachery, and Deception - nick: Brit. slang. steal or cheat

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - hak, indsnit, skår, fængsel
v. tr. - skære hak i, lave skår i, få fat i, snuppe, træffe, snyde, stjæle

idioms:

• in bad nick    i dårlig forfatning
• in good nick    i fin form/stand
• in the nick of time    i sidste øjeblik

2.
v. intr. - lige akkurat nå

Nederlands (Dutch)
jatten, kerven, markeren, (in)deuken, beknotten, arresteren, nog net raken, elkaar genetisch complementeren, kerf, snijwondje, conditie/ staat, politiebureau, gevangenis

Français (French)
1.
n. - encoche, entaille, (GB) condition, (GB) taule, (GB) commissariat
v. tr. - entailler, faire des encoches, ébrécher, biseauter (des cartes), (GB) pincer, choper, (GB) piquer, faucher

idioms:

• in bad nick    (être) en mauvais état (une machine)
• in good nick    (être) en bon état
• in the nick of time    juste à temps

2.
v. intr. - se tailler, s'enfuir

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Kerbe, (körperlicher) Zustand
v. - einkerben

idioms:

• in bad nick    in schlechter Verfassung
• in good nick    gut in Schuß
• in the nick of time    gerade noch rechtzeitig

2.
v. - schnell gehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χαράσσω, (καθομ.) σουφρώνω, βουτάω
n. - εγκοπή, χαρακιά, χαραγή, κοψιά, φυλακή, στενή

idioms:

• in bad nick    σε κακή κατάσταση
• in good nick    σε καλή κατάσταση
• in the nick of time    πάνω στην ώρα, στο τσακ, στην κατάλληλη στιγμή

Italiano (Italian)
sgraffignare, intaccare, arrestare, tacca

idioms:

• in bad nick    in cattivo stato
• in good nick    in buono stato
• in the nick of time    al momento opportuno

Português (Portuguese)
v. - entalhar, pegar no momento exato, pedir dinheiro emprestado, cobrar, assentar bem, fazer um lance favorável, enganar (gír.), misturar bem (raças)
n. - entalhe (m), momento (m) crítico, lance (m) favorável no jogo de dados

idioms:

• in bad nick    em mau estado
• in good nick    em bom estado
• in the nick of time    no momento oportuno

Русский (Russian)
порезаться, арестовать

idioms:

• in bad nick    в плохом состоянии
• in good nick    в хорошем состоянии
• in the nick of time    как раз вовремя

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - muesca, uña, rasguño, hendidura
v. tr. - robar, birlar, hacer muescas, tallar, detener

idioms:

• in bad nick    en mal estado
• in good nick    en buen estado, en buenas condiciones
• in the nick of time    en el momento crítico

2.
v. intr. - ganar la delantera

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra hack, skära, knycka, lura, stubbsvansa, hinna precis
n. - hack, skåra, rätt ögonblick, träff, finka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
刻痕, 划痕, 缺口, 刻痕于, 挑毛病, 弄缺

idioms:

• in bad nick    情况不好, 情况不妙
• in good nick    情况良好
• in the nick of time    恰好

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 刻痕, 劃痕, 缺口
v. tr. - 刻痕於, 挑毛病, 弄缺

idioms:

• in bad nick    情況不好, 情況不妙
• in good nick    情況良好
• in the nick of time    恰好

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 눈금, 흠, (영)교도소, (영)건강상태
v. tr. - 눈금을 새기다, 상처를 내다

idioms:

• in bad nick    나쁜 상태로
• in good nick    좋은 상태로
• in the nick of time    아슬아슬한 때에, 꼭 알맞은 때에

2.
v. intr. - 지름길로 앞질러 가다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ニック, 刻み目, 刑務所
v. - 刻み目を付ける, …にふっかける, 盗む, 逮捕する, 言い当てる, だます

idioms:

• in the nick of time    ちょうど良い時に, 際どいときに

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحز, يثلم (الاسم) السجن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שריטה, בית-סוהר, חריץ, תחנת משטרה, מצב‬
v. tr. - ‮חתך, סדק, כלא, חרץ, שרט, גנב, דרש מחיר, עצר, תפס‬
v. intr. - ‮נע במהירות‬

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