nick
To make a nick or notch inTo make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way.
» Tom came just in the nick of time.
Том пришёл как раз вовремя.
Том пришёл как раз в самый последний момент.
Том пришёл только в самый последний момент.
Том встиг прийти якраз вчасно.
Meaning
11 senses(transitive)To make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way.
I nicked myself while I was shaving.
надре́затьnadrézatʹ, поре́затьporézatʹ
cut a nick into
To make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way.
(transitive)To make ragged or uneven, as by cutting nicks or notches in; to deface, to mar.
(rare, transitive)To make a crosscut or cuts on the underside of (the tail of a horse, in order to make the animal carry it higher).
(transitive)To make a cut at the side of the face.
cut slightly, with a razor
(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial, transitive)To steal.
Someone’s nicked my bike!
klauen, mitgehen lassen, klemmen
ты́ритьtýritʹ, сперетьsperetʹ
(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, transitive)To arrest.
The police nicked him climbing over the fence of the house he’d broken into.
(obsolete, transitive)To fit into or suit, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with.
To fit into or suit, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with.
(figuratively, obsolete, sometimes, transitive)To hit at, or in, the nick; to touch rightly; to strike at the precise point or time.
(obsolete, transitive)To hit the ball with the edge of the bat and produce a fine deflection.
(obsolete, transitive)To throw or turn up (a number when playing dice); to hit upon.
(obsolete, transitive)To give or call (someone) by a nickname; to style.
Examples
88 sentencesTom came just in the nick of time.
Том встиг прийти якраз вчасно. — Anjy
ruТом пришёл как раз вовремя. — heccele
Tom arrived in the nick of time.
deTom kam gerade noch rechtzeitig an. — Dani6187
Tom arrived just in the nick of time.
deTom kam gerade noch rechtzeitig an. — Dani6187
The doctor arrived in the nick of time.
ruВрач прибыл как раз вовремя. — heccele
Tom got there just in the nick of time.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
The noun is derived from Late Middle English nik (“notch, tally; nock of an arrow”). Its fThe noun is derived from Late Middle English nik (“notch, tally; nock of an arrow”). Its further etymology is unknown; a connection with nock (“notch in a bow to hold the bowstring; notch at the rear of an arrow that fits the bowstring; cleft in the buttocks”) has not been clearly established.
Clipping of nickname.
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Forms
nicks, nicking, nicked, nickedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
3 patterns- nick of time
- the nick of
- in the nick