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nick
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /n?k/
- Homophone: Nick
- Rhymes: -?k
Etymology 1
The noun is derived from Late Middle English nik (“notch, tally; nock of an arrow”). Its further etymology is unknown; a connection with nock (“notch in a bow to hold the bowstring; notch at the rear of an arrow that fits the bowstring; cleft in the buttocks”) has not been clearly established.
The verb appears to be derived from the noun, though the available evidence shows that some of the verb senses predate the noun senses. No connection with words in Germanic languages such as Danish nikke (“to nod”), Middle Dutch nicken (“to bend; to bow”) (modern Dutch knikken (“to nod”)), Middle Low German nicken (“to bend over; to sink”), Middle High German nicken (“to bend; to depress”) (modern German nicken (“to nod”)), Middle Low German knicken (“to bend; to snap”) (modern German knicken (“to bend; to break”), Old Frisian hnekka (“to nod”), and Swedish nicka (“to nod”), has been clearly established.
Noun
nick (plural nicks)
- A small cut in a surface.
- (now rare) A particular place or point considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.
- (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.
- (now rare) A particular place or point considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.
- Senses connoting something small.
- (cricket) A small deflection of the ball off the edge of the bat, often going to the wicket-keeper for a catch.
- (genetics) One of the single-stranded DNA segments produced during nick translation.
- (real tennis, squash (sport), racquetball) The point where the wall of the court meets the floor.
- (cricket) A small deflection of the ball off the edge of the bat, often going to the wicket-keeper for a catch.
- (Britain, New Zealand, slang) Often in the expressions in bad nick and in good nick: condition, state.
- (Britain, law enforcement, slang) A police station or prison.
Derived terms
- in the nick of time
Translations
Verb
nick (third-person singular simple present nicks, present participle nicking, simple past and past participle nicked)
- (transitive) To make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way.
- (transitive) To make ragged or uneven, as by cutting nicks or notches in; to deface, to mar.
- (transitive, rare) To make a crosscut or cuts on the underside of (the tail of a horse, in order to make the animal carry it higher).
- (transitive) To make ragged or uneven, as by cutting nicks or notches in; to deface, to mar.
- (transitive, obsolete) To fit into or suit, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with.
- (transitive) To hit at, or in, the nick; to touch rightly; to strike at the precise point or time.
- (transitive, cricket) To hit the ball with the edge of the bat and produce a fine deflection.
- (transitive, gaming) To throw or turn up (a number when playing dice); to hit upon.
- (transitive) To hit at, or in, the nick; to touch rightly; to strike at the precise point or time.
- (transitive, mining) To make a cut at the side of the face.
- (transitive, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, slang) To steal.
- (transitive, Britain, law enforcement, slang) To arrest.
Derived terms
- nicker
- nicking (noun)
Translations
Etymology 2
From nick(name).
Noun
nick (plural nicks)
- (Internet) Clipping of nickname.
Verb
nick (third-person singular simple present nicks, present participle nicking, simple past and past participle nicked)
- (transitive, obsolete) To give or call (someone) by a nickname; to style.
Etymology 3
A variant of nix or nixie.
Noun
nick (plural nicks)
- (archaic) A nix or nixie (“water spirit”).
References
Further reading
- nick (DNA) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- nick (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- CKIN
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n?k/
- Rhymes: -?k
Verb
nick
- singular imperative of nicken
- (colloquial) first-person singular present of nicken
Kashubian
Pronoun
nick
- nothing
Polish
Etymology
From English nick(name).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ik/
Noun
nick m inan
- (Internet) nickname (familiar, invented given name)
Declension
Further reading
- nick in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- nick in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
nick c
- nod (movement of the head to indicate agreement)
- header (in football)
Declension
Synonyms
- (header):: nickning c
- (nod):: nickning c
Derived terms
- nickedocka
- nicka
- nicka till
Etymology 2
From the English nickname
Noun
nick n
- (slang) nick, nickname
Declension
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divide
English
Etymology
From Middle English dividen, from Latin d?v?dere (“to divide”). Displaced native Old English t?d?lan.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d??va?d/
Verb
divide (third-person singular simple present divides, present participle dividing, simple past and past participle divided)
- (transitive) To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
- Divide the living child in two.
- (transitive) To share (something) by dividing it.
- (transitive, arithmetic, with by) To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).
- (transitive, arithmetic) To be a divisor of.
- (intransitive) To separate into two or more parts.
- (intransitive, biology) Of a cell, to reproduce by dividing.
- To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or hostile; to set at variance.
- If a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
- 1838, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic
- Every family became now divided within itself.
- (obsolete) To break friendship; to fall out.
- (obsolete) To have a share; to partake.
- To vote, as in the British parliament and other legislatures, by the members separating themselves into two parties (as on opposite sides of the hall or in opposite lobbies), that is, the ayes dividing from the noes.
- The emperors sat, voted, and divided with their equals.
- To mark divisions on; to graduate.
- (music) To play or sing in a florid style, or with variations.
Synonyms
- (split into parts): cut up, disunite, partition, split, split up
- (share by dividing): divvy up, divide up, share, share out
- (separate into parts): separate, shear, split, split up
Antonyms
- (split into two or more parts): combine, merge, unify, unite
- (calculate times of multiplication): multiply
Derived terms
Terms derived from divide (verb and noun)
- continental divide
- Divide County
- divvy
- divide up, divvy up
Related terms
- (act of dividing): division
- (the sum being divided; the upper term in a fraction): dividend
- (the number of parts in a division; the lower term in a fraction): divisor
Translations
See also
- fraction, fraction slash, ?, fraction bar, vinculum (Australia)
- ratio, ? (also improperly :)
- (product of division): quotient
- (extra amount left by uneven division): remainder
- division sign, obelus, ÷
- division slash, ? (also improperly /)
- long division symbol, division bracket, )? or |?
Noun
divide (plural divides)
- A thing that divides.
- Stay on your side of the divide, please.
- An act of dividing.
- The divide left most of the good land on my share of the property.
- 1975, Byte (issues 1-8, page 14)
- The extended instruction set may double the speed again if a lot of multiplies and divides are done.
- A distancing between two people or things.
- There is a great divide between us.
- (geography) A large chasm, gorge, or ravine between two areas of land.
- If you're heading to the coast, you'll have to cross the divide first.
- The team crossed streams and jumped across deep, narrow divides in the glacier.
- 1922, A. M. Chisholm, A Thousand a Plate
- Carrying light packs they left camp at daylight the next morning. Trails there were none; but they followed the general course of a small creek, crossed a divide, and dipped down into a beautifully timbered valley watered by a swift, large creek of almost riverlike dimensions.
- (hydrology) The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.
Translations
Anagrams
- divied
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ide
Verb
divide
- third-person singular present indicative of dividere
Latin
Verb
d?vide
- second-person singular present active imperative of d?vid?
Portuguese
Verb
divide
- Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of dividir
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present indicative of dividir
Spanish
Verb
divide
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of dividir.
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of dividir.
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