Definition of "nim" in English

verb

1. (obsolete, transitive) 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.
   • Then Alfyne to the court Of Syleuma doth come, And Pandauola in her armes Her Alfyne hath up num And kisseth him full ofte […]

2. (archaic, slang, transitive) To filch, steal, pilfer.

   • Nimming and niftering whativver he can try his fists on.
   • They nim a pig, a duck, or fowl.

3. (intransitive, UK dialectal) To walk with short, quick strides; trip along.

noun

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

noun

1. Alternative form of neem (“Indian tree”).