Knick vs. Nick
Difference Between Knick and Nick
Knickverb
alternative spelling of nick
Nicknoun
A small cut in a surface.
Nicknoun
A particular place or point considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.
in the nick of timeNicknoun
A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution.
Nicknoun
Senses connoting something small.
Nicknoun
(cricket) A small deflection of the ball off the edge of the bat, often going to the wicket-keeper for a catch.
Nicknoun
(genetics) One of the single-stranded DNA segments produced during nick translation.
Nicknoun
(real tennis) The point where the wall of the court meets the floor.
Nicknoun
In the expressions in bad nick and in good nick: condition, state.
The car I bought was cheap and in good nick.Nicknoun
A police station or prison.
He was arrested and taken down to Sun Hill nick [police station] to be charged.He’s just been released from Shadwell nick [prison] after doing ten years for attempted murder.Nicknoun
(Internet) lang=en
a user’s reserved nick on an IRC networkNicknoun
(archaic) A nix or water]] spirit.
Nickverb
(transitive) To make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way.
I nicked myself while I was shaving.Nickverb
(transitive) To make ragged or uneven, as by cutting nicks or notches in; to deface, to mar.
Nickverb
To make a crosscut or cuts on the underside of (the tail of a horse, in order to make the animal carry it higher).
Nickverb
To fit into or suit, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with.
Nickverb
(transitive) To hit at, or in, the nick; to touch rightly; to strike at the precise point or time.
Nickverb
To hit the ball with the edge of the bat and produce a fine deflection.
Nickverb
To throw or turn up (a number when playing dice); to hit upon.
Nickverb
To steal.
Someone’s nicked my bike!Nickverb
To arrest.
The police nicked him climbing over the fence of the house he’d broken into.Nickverb
To give or call (someone) by a nickname; to style.
Nicknoun
an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
Nicknoun
a small cut
Nickverb
cut slightly, with a razor;
The barber's knife nicked his cheekNickverb
cut a nick into
Nickverb
divide or reset the tail muscles of;
nick horsesNickverb
mate successfully; of livestock
