nim

verb

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\ ˈnim

nimmed; nimming

Definition of nim

(Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

archaic : steal, filch

intransitive verb

archaic : thieve

nim

noun

Definition of nim (Entry 2 of 2)

: any of various games in which counters are laid out in one or more piles and each player in turn draws one or more counters with the object of taking the last counter, forcing the opponent to take it, or taking the most or fewest counters

Examples of nim in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Modiam quis amconsenim alit vendionsed elessent lametum ad magniam dit nim veros et, conulput vulluptat dolutpat. — Houston Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, "PLAY HED 54 GOES HERE AND HERE Perry hel goes here and hery djsk dski," 1 May 2018

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