- the nick[singular] (British English, slang) a prison or a police station
- He'll end up in the nick.
- She was questioned at the local nick.
- a small cut in the edge or surface of something
- He had several nicks and scars on his cheeks.
Word Originlate Middle English: of unknown origin.
Idioms
See nick in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryin good, bad, etc. nick
- (British English, informal) in good, bad, etc. condition or health
- My car's in pretty good nick for its age.
in the nick of time
- (informal) at the very last moment; just before something bad happens, so that you manage to avoid it, but only just
- They escaped from the smoke-filled house just in the nick of time.
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