nicked

Nothing vital has been damaged, but a major artery was nicked.

The dishes troubled her, they were so thick and nicked in so many places, that it was difficult to find one which was whole.

When she had finished they discovered that one of her six bullets had just nicked the edge of the paper.

I hadn't been hit so badly; just bullet shock and a nicked shoulder to keep me in bed for a couple of days.

"I should have been in peril of having my ear nicked," he said, under his breath, as he crossed the threshold.

For safety, glass tops that have become chipped or nicked on the edges that fit the jar should be replaced by perfect ones.