nim /nɪm/verb 3noun 1forms 5 verb3 •(dialect, UK) To walk with short, quick strides; trip along.The old lady does nim along. — 1856 •(no longer used) To take or seize.Ich cham a Cornysche man, al[e] che can brew; […] Nym me a quart of ale, that iche may it of sup. — 1547 •(slang, no longer used) To filch, steal, pilfer.They'll question Mars, and, by his look, Detect who 'twas that nimm'd a cloak — 1663 noun1 •A game in which players take turns removing objects from heaps. formsnimmed · nam · num · nimming · nims
