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1Nickname — Nick name , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nicknamed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nicknaming}.] To give a nickname to; to call by a nickname. [1913 Webster] You nickname virtue; vice you should have spoke. Shak. [1913 Webster] I altogether disclaim what has been… …
2nickname — ► NOUN ▪ a familiar or humorous name for a person or thing. ► VERB ▪ give a nickname to. ORIGIN from an eke name (eke meaning «addition»: see EKE(Cf. ↑eke)), misinterpreted (by wrong division) as a neke name …
3nickname — [nik′nām΄] n. [< (a)n ekename < ME ekename, surname: see EKE1 & NAME] 1. an additional or substitute name given to a person, place, or thing: usually descriptive and given in fun, affection, or derision, as “Doc,” “Shorty,” etc. 2. a… …
4Nickname — Short name redirects here. For the term as it applies to legislation, see short title. Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884 …
5give — [[t]gɪv[/t]] v. gave, giv•en, giv•ing, n. 1) to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation: to give a birthday present to someone[/ex] 2) to hand to someone: Give me that plate, please[/ex] 3) to place in someone s care: I gave the… …
6nickname — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ childhood ▪ affectionate ▪ cute (esp. AmE) ▪ little (esp. AmE) VERB + NICKNAME ▪ …
7nickname — I UK [ˈnɪkˌneɪm] / US noun [countable] Word forms nickname : singular nickname plural nicknames * an informal name that your friends or family call you that is not your real name II UK [ˈnɪkˌneɪm] / US verb [transitive] Word forms nickname :… …
8nickname — nicknamer, n. /nik naym /, n., v., nicknamed, nicknaming. n. 1. a name added to or substituted for the proper name of a person, place, etc., as in affection, ridicule, or familiarity: He has always loathed his nickname of Whizzer. 2. a familiar… …
9nickname — [[t]nɪ̱kneɪm[/t]] nicknames, nicknaming, nicknamed 1) N COUNT A nickname is an informal name for someone or something. Red got his nickname for his red hair. 2) VERB If you nickname someone or something, you give them an informal name. [V n n]… …
10nickname — /ˈnɪkneɪm / (say niknaym) noun 1. a name added to or substituted for the proper name of a person, place, etc., as in ridicule or familiarity. 2. a familiar form of a proper name, as Jim for James. 3. a short name for a digital file, account, etc …