see|Nick
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English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-nick.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪk|-ɪk

Noun
en-noun

1. A small cut in a surface
2. UK slang A police station or prison

#:He was arrested and taken down to Sun Hill nick to be charged. (police station)
#:He's just been released from Shadwell nick after doing ten years for attempted murder. (prison)

1. cricket a small deflection of the ball off the edge of the bat, often going to the wicket-keeper for a catch
2. a shortened form of "nickname"

Translations
trans-top|A small cut in a surface
Finnish: naarmu
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To make a nick in, especially unintentionally.

#:I nicked myself while I was shaving.

1. transitive|slang To steal.

#:Someone's nicked my bike!

1. transitive|UK|slang To arrest.

#:The police nicked him climbing over the fence of the house he'd broken into.

1. transitive|cricket to hit the ball with the edge of the bat and produce a fine deflection

Translations
trans-top|To steal
Finnish: pölliä (slang)
trans-mid
Swedish: norpa, knycka, sno
trans-bottom

Derived terms
in the nick of time

Swedish

Pronunciation
audio|Sv-nick.ogg|audio
Etymology 1
rfe|lang=sv

Noun
sv-noun-reg-ar
infl|sv|noun|g=c

1. header (in football)
2. nod (movement of the head to indicate agreement)

Synonyms
(header): nickning c
(nod): nickning c

Derived terms
nickedocka
nicka
nicka till

Etymology 2
From the English nickname

Noun
infl|sv|noun|g=n
sv-noun-n-zero

1. slang|lang=sv nick, nickname

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