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What does nickel mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word nickel? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (uncountable) A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni.
  2. (US, Canada, countable) A coin worth 5 cents.
  3. (US slang, by extension) Five dollars.
  4. (US slang, by extension) Five hundred dollars.
  5. (US slang, sometimes the nickel or the hot nickel) Interstate 5, a highway that runs along the west coast of the United States.
  6. (slang) A playing card with the rank of five
  7. (US slang) A five-year prison sentence.
  8. (American football) A defensive formation with five defensive backs, one of whom is a nickelback, instead of the more common four.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To plate with nickel.
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