Dictionary definition · nick
noun
- an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
- (British slang) a prison"he's in the nick"
- a small cut
verb
- cut slightly, with a razor"The barber's knife nicked his cheek"
- cut a nick into
- divide or reset the tail muscles of"nick horses"
- mate successfully; of livestock
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).