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nick
[ nik ]
/ nɪk /
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noun
verb (used with object)
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Idioms about nick
in the nick of time, at the right or vital moment, usually at the last possible moment: The fire engines arrived in the nick of time.
Origin of nick
1475–85; obscurely akin to Old English gehnycned wrinkled, Old Norse hnykla to wrinkle
OTHER WORDS FROM nick
un·nicked, adjectiveWords nearby nick
Nicholson, Nichrome, nicht, nicht wahr, Nicias, nick, nickel, nickel acetate, nickel-and-dime, Nickel Belt , nickel bloom
Other definitions for nick (2 of 2)
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British Dictionary definitions for nick (1 of 2)
nick1
/ (nɪk) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for nick
C15: perhaps changed from C14 nocke nock
British Dictionary definitions for nick (2 of 2)
nick2
/ (nɪk) /
noun
computing an alias adopted by a member of a chatroom or forum; nickname
Word Origin for nick
short for nickname
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Other Idioms and Phrases with nick
nick
see in the nick of time.
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