noun

1. a small notch or slit; esp., a small cut, indentation or chip made on the edge or surface of wood, metal, china, etc.
2. a notch in the lower side of the shank of a printing type, for identification
3. Brit., Slang prison; jail
4. Brit., Slang condition; state a used car in good nick

Etymology: LME nyke, prob. akin to nocke, notch

transitive verb

1. to make a nick or nicks in
2. Now Rare to score or tally by means of notches
3. 1. to wound superficially
   2. to strike lightly and glancingly
4. to strike or catch at the exact or proper time; hit, guess, grasp, etc. exactly
5. Slang
   1. to fine
   2. to overcharge or cheat
6. Brit., Slang
   1. to arrest; nab
   2. to steal

noun