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How to pronounce nick in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms notch, snick
Type of cutting, cut
Type Words
Synonyms chip
Type of cut
Type Words
Synonyms snick
Type of cut


The barber's knife nicked his cheek.
Type Words
Synonyms dent, ding, gouge
Type of mar, defect, blemish
Has types dig
Type Words
Type of prison, prison house


he's in the nick.
Type Words
Type of alter, change, modify


nick horses.
Type Words
Type of copulate, mate, pair, couple

Examples of nick

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Nick Young scored 21 points as all five Wizards starters tallied double figures.
From the washingtontimes.com
Nick Stafford's stage adaptation opened at the National Theatre in October 2007.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Nick Clegg taking part in one of the televised debates before the 2010 election.
From the guardian.co.uk
Nick Compton's century spared Somerset potential embarrassment against Unicorns.
From the independent.co.uk
Hopefully the robbers will come back and nick the silver surfer off of the roof.
From the thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
Nick, we do test human remains, that's kind of what archaeologists do sometimes.
From the books.scoop.co.nz
Nick Denton published a manifesto on blog design and blogging earlier this week.
From the avc.com
Nick Ekbatani finished the game at guard, playing in his first game this season.
From the latimes.com
Nick Saban won nine games with a squad that had won just four the season before.
From the orlandosentinel.com
More examples
  • Cut slightly, with a razor; "The barber's knife nicked his cheek"
  • Dent: an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
  • (British slang) a prison; "he's in the nick"
  • Cut a nick into
  • Divide or reset the tail muscles of; "nick horses"
  • Notch: a small cut
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