nick

[ nik ]
/ nɪk /

noun

verb (used with object)

Idioms for nick

    in the nick of time, at the right or vital moment, usually at the last possible moment: The fire engines arrived in the nick of time.

Origin of nick

1475–85; obscurely akin to Old English gehnycned wrinkled, Old Norse hnykla to wrinkle

OTHER WORDS FROM nick

un·nicked, adjective

Definition for nick (2 of 2)

Nick
[ nik ]
/ nɪk /

noun

a male given name, form of Nicholas.

Example sentences from the Web for nick

British Dictionary definitions for nick (1 of 2)

nick 1
/ (nɪk) /

noun

verb

Word Origin for nick

C15: perhaps changed from C14 nocke nock

British Dictionary definitions for nick (2 of 2)

nick 2
/ (nɪk) /

noun

computing an alias adopted by a member of a chatroom or forum; nickname

Word Origin for nick

short for nickname

Idioms and Phrases with nick

nick

see in the nick of time.