nick in WordNet English dictionary

1. cut a nick into
   nick  chip 
   
2. mate successfully; of livestock
   nick 
   
3. divide or reset the tail muscles of
   "nick horses"
   nick 
   
4. cut slightly, with a razor
   "The barber's knife nicked his cheek"
   nick  snick 
   

1. an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
   dent  ding  gouge  nick 
   
2. a small cut
   notch  nick  snick 
   
3. (British slang) a prison
   "he's in the nick"
   nick