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nick noun

  /nɪk/
  • Senses connoting something small.
  • (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, colloquial) Often in the expressions in bad nick and in good nick: condition, state.
kondis
  • (now, rare) A particular place or point considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.
käännekohta
  • (printing, dated) A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution.
  • A small cut in a surface.
naarmu
  • (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, law enforcement, slang) A police station or prison.
naarmu, putka
  • (cricket) A small deflection of the ball off the edge of the bat, often going to the wicket-keeper for a catch.
näpy, näpäys

nick verb

  /nɪk/
  • (transitive, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, slang) To steal.
pölliä, napata, nyysiä, vohkia
  • (transitive) To make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way.
naarmuttaa, raapaista
  • (transitive, cricket) To hit the ball with the edge of the bat and produce a fine deflection.
näpätä, näpäyttää
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