nicking Definition

nick
noun

1. A small cut; a notch.

Thesaurus: chip, cut, dent, indentation, notch, slit, dint, scar, score, scratch.
2. colloq
A prison or police station.

verb nicked, nicking

1. To make a small cut in something; to cut something slightly; to snip it.

Thesaurus: cut, indent, notch, slit.
2. slang
To arrest (a criminal).
3. slang
To steal.
4. To make a cut in (a horse's tail muscle), so that the tail is carried higher.

Idiom: in good nick

colloq
In good condition.

Idiom: in the nick of time

At the last possible moment; just in time.

Etymology: 16c.