cut a nick into cut slightly, with a razor; "The barber's knife nicked his cheek
If the police nick someone, they arrest them. The police nicked me for carrying an offensive weapon Keep quiet or we'll all get nicked
Nick is used in expressions such as `in good nick' or `in bad nick' to describe the physical condition of someone or something. His ribs were damaged, but other than that he's in good nick Tom's house is actually in better nick than mine
A small tear on the head of a saddle-stitched book that occurs during the trimming operation to top
A shot that hits the juncture of the floor and wall, and dies Also, the juncture itself
mate successfully; of livestock divide or reset the tail muscles of; "nick horses" cut a nick into cut slightly, with a razor; "The barber's knife nicked his cheek
The nickname, or "handle" you use to identify yourself on an IRC server You can change your nickname at any time by using the /NICK command in your IRC program