nim

nim
I. verb (nimmed; nimming) Etymology: earlier nim to take, from Middle English nimen, from Old English niman Date: 12th century transitive verb archaic steal, filch intransitive verb archaic thieve II. noun Etymology: probably from 1nim Date: 1901 any of various games in which counters are laid out in one or more piles and each player in turn draws one or more counters with the object of taking the last counter, forcing the opponent to take it, or taking the most or fewest counters

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  • nim — ou neem n. m. Arbre (Azadirachta indica, Fam. méliacées) à croissance rapide, bien adapté à la sécheresse, introduit au Sahel pour son ombrage et son bois. nim ou neem [nim] n. m. ÉTYM. D. et orig. inconnues (d une langue africaine). ❖ …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Nim — (n[i^]m), v. t. [imp. {Nam} (n[aum]m) or {Nimmed} (n[i^]md); p. p. {Nomen} (n[=o] men) or {Nome} (n[=o]m).] [AS. niman. [root]7. Cf. {Nimble}.] To take; to steal; to filch. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] This canon it in his hand nam. Chaucer. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nim — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}spój. {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} łączy zdanie podrzędne z nadrzędnym, wyraża ich relację czasową polegającą na tym, że to, co jest komunikowane przez zdanie następujące po tym spójniku, jest późniejsze od tego, o czym mówi zdanie… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • nim — [nim] vt., vi. nam [näm] or nimmed, nomen [nō′mən] or nome [nōm] nimming [ME nimen < OE niman: see NOMY] Archaic to steal or pilfer …   English World dictionary

  • nim — index steal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • nim — s.n. (reg.) interes. Trimis de blaurb, 08.08.2006. Sursa: DAR …   Dicționar Român

  • nim — (v.) to take, to steal (archaic), O.E. niman to take, accept, receive, grasp, catch (Cf. O.Fris. nima, M.Du. nemen, Ger. nehmen, Goth. niman; see NIMBLE (Cf. nimble)). The native word, replaced by Scandinavian derived TAKE (Cf. take) (v.) and out …   Etymology dictionary

  • Nim|by — «NIHM bee», noun. Slang. opposition by a community or a group within a community to the establishment of a public facility which it regards as undesirable in its local area, such as a prison, a waste dump, a shelter for the homeless, or the like …   Useful english dictionary

  • Nim — For other uses, see Nim (disambiguation). Nim is a mathematical game of strategy in which two players take turns removing objects from distinct heaps. On each turn, a player must remove at least one object, and may remove any number of objects… …   Wikipedia

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