Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun nick

3 senses of nick

Sense 1
dent, ding, gouge, nick -- (an impression in a surface (as made by a blow))
       => blemish, defect, mar -- (a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish")

Sense 2
nick -- ((British slang) a prison; "he's in the nick")
       => prison, prison house -- (a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment)

Sense 3
notch, nick, snick -- (a small cut)
       => cut, cutting -- (the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb nick

4 senses of nick

Sense 1
nick, snick -- (cut slightly, with a razor; "The barber's knife nicked his cheek")
       => cut -- (separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope")

Sense 2
nick, chip -- (cut a nick into)
       => cut -- (separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope")

Sense 3
nick -- (divide or reset the tail muscles of; "nick horses")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 4
nick -- (mate successfully; of livestock)
       => copulate, mate, pair, couple -- (engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring")