n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1523
1 : to jot down : RECORD
2 a : to make a nick in : NOTCH , CHIP b : to cut into or wound slightly < nick ed himself shaving>
3 : to cut short <cold weather, which nick ed steel and automobile output ― Time >
4 : to catch at the right point or time
5 : CHEAT , OVERCHARGE
6 a slang British : ARREST b slang British : STEAL
intransitive verb
1 : to make petty attacks : SNIPE
2 : to complement one another genetically and produce superior offspring