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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nim1 (nim),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., nimmed, nim•ming. [Archaic.]- to steal or pilfer.
- bef. 900; Middle English nimen, Old English niman, cognate with German nehmen, Old Norse nema, Gothic niman to take; compare numb
- Gamesa game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- special use of nim1 1900–05
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