Nim

Pronunciation

• IPA: /nɪm/

Origin

From Middle English nimen ("to take"), from Old English niman ("to take"), from Proto-Germanic *nemanÄ… ("to take"), from Proto-Indo-European *neme- ("to give or take one's due"). Cognate with West Frisian nimme ("to take"), Low German nehmen ("to take"), Dutch nemen ("to take"), German nehmen ("to take"), Danish nemme ("to learn, grasp"). Related to numb, nimble.

Full definition of nim

Verb

1. (obsolete, transitive) To take (in all senses); to seize.
2. (obsolete, intransitive) To take one's way; to go.
3. (archaic, slang, transitive) To filch, steal.
• 1663, Hudibras, by Samuel Butler, part 1,They'll question Mars, and, by his look,
  Detect who 'twas that nimm'd a cloak;
4. (intransitive, UK dialectal) To walk with short, quick strides; trip along.

Derived terms

• benim
• fornim
• forthnim
• outnim
• undernim

Related terms

• nimble
• numb

Noun

1. A game in which players take turns removing objects from heaps.

Derived terms

• nimber

Anagrams

• min, min., NMI