To make a nick or nicks in; to notch; to keep count of or upon by nicks; as, to nick a stick, tally, etc.
To mar; to deface; to make ragged, as by cutting nicks or notches in; to create a nick{2} in, deliberately or accidentally; as, to nick the rim of a teacup.
To suit or fit into, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with.
To make a cross cut or cuts on the under side of (the tail of a horse, in order to make him carry it higher).
The notches in photographic film that designate the emulsion side, when fumbling in the dark.
To make a notch, indentation, or small cut in a surface.
A small cut, notch, or indentation on the girdle or a facet edge.
cut slightly, with a razor; "The barber's knife nicked his cheek"
a groove, a notch, as made with a sharp knife when one cuts a V in a stick of wood
a shallow cut) Mimsy is a word coined by Lewis Carrol in "Through the Looking-Glass" for the poem "Jabberwocky"
a shallow cut, which may be a reference to his botched execution
A cut or notch in conductor strands or insulation.
A notch near the girdle or a facet edge.
A notch made on a rough diamond where it needs to be cleaved. A notch on a polished diamond, usually near the girdle.
A cut or notch in a track or pad. | | | | | | | | | J | K | L | | | | | | | | W | X | Y | Z
To attack, cut, or strike someone, often used in threats. It's also used to indicate inflicting other injury upon a sod, such as stealing from him, as in "I nicked him good, and got his chiv."
A groove cut in the shank of a decorative finishing tool, handle letter (or type) to assist in accurate placing on the book cover or spine.
A minor chip out of the surface of a fashioned diamond, usually caused by a light blow. It is more likely to be found along the girdle than elsewhere, although it may also appear on a facet junction or on a face.