All nick synonyms
nick
N n verb nick
- purloin β to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- misappropriate β to put to a wrong use.
- steal β to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch.
- walk off with β to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
- make away with β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- pocket β a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used especially for carrying small articles.
- filch β to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer: to filch ashtrays from fancy restaurants.
- pilfer β steal in small amounts
- lift β to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.
- pinch β to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like.
- score β the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- incise β to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- mark β Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837β1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897β1904.
- scratch β to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- notch β an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- cut β If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- dent β If you dent the surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it.
- deface β If someone defaces something such as a wall or a notice, they spoil it by writing or drawing things on it.
noun nick
- incision β a cut, gash, or notch.
- groove β a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface, as the cut in a board to receive the tongue of another board (tongue-and-groove joint) a furrow, or a natural indentation on an organism.
- chip β Chips are long, thin pieces of potato fried in oil or fat and eaten hot, usually with a meal.
- damage β To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
- dint β force; power: By dint of hard work she became head of the company.
- indent β indentation
- jag β a period of unrestrained indulgence in an activity; spree; binge: a crying jag; a talking jag.
- knock β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- mill β Arithmetic and Logic Unit
- scar β a precipitous, rocky place; cliff.
- slit β to cut apart or open along a line; make a long cut, fissure, or opening in.