- a small cut or notch; nick
- Cricket a glancing blow
Origin of snick
probably back-formation from snick or snee: see snickersnee- to cut slightly; nick
- Cricket to hit (the ball) a glancing blow
snick
snick a click or clicking sound
Origin of snick
echoic to make a click
to cause to click
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snick
verb
snicked, snick·ing, snicksverb
transitive- To cut with short strokes; snip: snicked off a corner of the material.
- To make a small cut in; nick.
- To cause (something) to click: I snicked the door shut.
verb
intransitive- To snip: snicked with the shears.
- To make a nick or nicks.
- To click: The latch snicked open.
noun
- A cut made by snicking.
- A clicking sound: “I heard a little snick and a flashlight came on” ( Anthony Hyde )
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present snicks, present participle snicking, simple past and past participle snicked)
- To cut or snip
- (cricket) to hit the ball with the edge of the bat, causing a slight deflection
Noun
(plural snicks)
- (cricket) a small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch
- A small cut or mark.
- A knot or irregularity in yarn.
Origin
Probably from snick or snee.
Verb
(third-person singular simple present snicks, present participle snicking, simple past and past participle snicked)
- to make something click, to make a clicking noise
Noun
(plural snicks)
- a sharp clicking sound
Origin
Imitative.
Verb
(third-person singular simple present snicks, present participle snicking, simple past and past participle snicked)
- Alternative form of sneck.
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