verb Download 🔗Share To make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way. Examples : "I nicked myself while I was shaving." action mark Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fit into or suit, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with. Examples : "The replacement part's grooves were precisely measured so that they would be nicking with the existing mechanism, ensuring a smooth fit. " action position way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make a cut at the side of the face. Examples : "The angry dog nicked the boy's cheek with its teeth. " body appearance mark action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To steal. Examples : "Someone’s nicked my bike!" property police action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (law enforcement) To arrest. Examples : "The police nicked him climbing over the fence of the house he’d broken into." police law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To give or call (someone) by a nickname; to style. Examples : ""My brother is always nicking me 'Shorty' because I'm the youngest." " style language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The cutting made by the hewer at the side of the face. Examples : "After each powerful swing, the miner inspected the nicking to ensure it was deep enough for the next cut. " technical industry work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading