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snick

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  1. a small cut or notch; nick
  2. Cricket a glancing blow

Origin of snick

probably back-formation from snick or snee: see snickersnee

  1. to cut slightly; nick
  2. Cricket to hit (the ball) a glancing blow
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, snicks

verb

transitive
  1. To cut with short strokes; snip: snicked off a corner of the material.
  2. To make a small cut in; nick.
  3. To cause (something) to click: I snicked the door shut.

verb

intransitive
  1. To snip: snicked with the shears.
  2. To make a nick or nicks.
  3. To click: The latch snicked open.

noun

  1. A cut made by snicking.
  2. A clicking sound: “I heard a little snick and a flashlight came on” ( Anthony Hyde )

Origin of snick

Origin unknown

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present snicks, present participle snicking, simple past and past participle snicked)

  1. To cut or snip
  2. (cricket) to hit the ball with the edge of the bat, causing a slight deflection
Noun

(plural snicks)

  1. (cricket) a small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch
  2. A small cut or mark.
  3. 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)

  1. to make something click, to make a clicking noise
Noun

(plural snicks)

  1. a sharp clicking sound
Origin

Imitative.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present snicks, present participle snicking, simple past and past participle snicked)

  1. Alternative form of sneck.
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