nick

/nɪk/ noun

Definition

PRISON [C] mainly UK informal › a prison or police station: They spent the night in the nick.

CUT [C] › a small cut: He has a little nick on his cheek.

in bad/good nick UK informal › in bad/good condition

(Definition of nick noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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