nims
nims is the third-person singular simple present indicative of nim.
Meaning of nim
Verb
nim (third-person singular simple present nims, present participle nimming, simple past nam or nimmed, past participle num or nimmed)
- 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 (original; printed 1870), Andrew Boorde, The First Boke of the Introduction of Knowledge, page 122
- To filch, steal, pilfer.
- They'll question Mars, and, by his look,
Detect who 'twas that nimm'd a cloak;1663, Samuel Butler, Hudibras, part 1, canto 1
- They'll question Mars, and, by his look,
- To walk with short, quick strides; trip along.
- The old lady does nim along.1856, Thompson, Hist. Boston, page 716, quoted in 1903, Joseph Wright, The English Dialect Dictionary: M-Q, page 273
Proper noun capitalized: NIMS
NIMS
- Acronym of National Incident Management System.
Questions about nims
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