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Definition of NICK

1

a V-shaped cut usually on an edge or a surface <I made a nick in the frame when I accidentally dropped it>

Synonyms chip, hack, indent, indentation, indenture, kerf, nick

Related Words joggle, nock, punch, snip; groove, score, undercut; slit, slot

2

British slang  a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody <the blokes at the pub traded stories of nights spent in the nick after having lifted too many pints>

Synonyms bastille, big house [slang], bridewell, brig, calaboose, can, clink [slang], cooler, coop, guardroom, hock, hold, hoosegow, jailhouse, joint [slang], jug, lockup, nick [British slang], pen, penitentiary, pokey [slang], prison, quod [British slang], slam, slammer, stir [slang], stockade, tolbooth [Scottish]

Related Words bull pen, cage, cell, hole, tank; block, ward; glasshouse [British], guardhouse, hulk(s); concentration camp, gulag, labor camp, prison camp, stalag, work camp; dungeon, keep, oubliette; reformatory, reform school, training school

Near Antonyms outside

3

British  a state of being or fitness <the princess is in excellent nick these days>

Synonyms estate, fettle, form, health, keeping, kilter, nick [British], order, repair, shape, trim

Related Words practice (also practise); pass, phase, stage; footing, picture, posture, scene, status, situation; rank, standing

Near Antonyms disorder, disrepair