nim 1
/nim/ , v.t., v.i., nimmed, nimming . Archaic.
to steal or pilfer.
[ bef. 900; ME nimen, OE niman, c. G nehmen, ON nema, Goth niman to take; cf. NUMB ]
nim 2
/nim/ , n.
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
[ 1900-05; special use of NIM 1 ]