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nick

/ nick /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
mate successfully; of livestock
Type of:
copulate mate pair
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
divide or reset the tail muscles of
"nick horses"
Type of:
change alter modify
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
cut a nick into
Type of:
cut
Derived:
check chip notch snick
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
cut slightly, with a razor
"The barber''s knife nicked his cheek"
Type of:
cut
Derived:
notch snick
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 5
a small cut
Type of:
cut cutting
Derived:
snick chip notch
noun Sense 6
an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
Type of:
blemish defect mar
Kinds of:
dig
Derived:
indent dent rout gouge
Semantic Complexity
53%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
27
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

copulate mate pair change alter modify cut cutting blemish defect mar dig