NICK

(noun) a small cut
synonyms : notch , snick
The carpenter made a notch where the table’s leg had to be attached. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) (British slang) a prison
"he's in the nick"
(noun) an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
synonyms : dent , ding , gouge
(verb) mate successfully; of livestock
(verb) divide or reset the tail muscles of
"nick horses"
(verb) cut a nick into
synonyms : chip
She chipped the statue. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) cut slightly, with a razor
"The barber's knife nicked his cheek"
synonyms : snick

Mnemonics for nick

(Tag: ) nicker is a small trouser. similarly, nick is a small cut.
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