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How to pronounce nick
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What does nick mean?
nounA small cut in a surface.
“in the nick of time”
A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution.
A small deflection of the ball off the edge of the bat, often going to the wicket-keeper for a catch.
verbTo make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way.
“I nicked myself while I was shaving.”
To make ragged or uneven, as by cutting nicks or notches in; to deface, to mar.
To make a crosscut or cuts on the underside of (the tail of a horse, in order to make the animal carry it higher).
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