NICKS

noun

1. A small cut in a surface.
2. Senses connoting something small.
3. Often in the expressions in bad nick and in good nick: condition, state.

verb

1. To make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way.
2. To fit into or suit, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with.
3. To make a cut at the side of the face.

verb

1. To give or call (someone) by a nickname; to style.