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nick

/nˈɪk/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

  1. an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
  2. (British slang) a prison
    “he's in the nick”
  3. a small cut

verb

  1. cut slightly, with a razor
    “The barber's knife nicked his cheek”
  2. cut a nick into
  3. divide or reset the tail muscles of
    “nick horses”
  4. mate successfully; of livestock

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Words that rhyme with nick

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