snick

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɪk
• Homophone: SNCC

Etymology 1

Probably from snick or snee.

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To cut or snip.
   • 1966, John Fowles, The Magus:

     I reached out and snicked a white thread that hung from her sleeve.

2. (cricket) To hit (the ball) with the edge of the bat, causing a slight deflection.

Noun

snick (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.
   • 2013, Helen Fielding, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy‎, →ISBN:

     Once the furore had been dampened, the minuscule snick on Billy's knee covered in a Superman plaster […] , I found my mind flashing through multiple matters, like that of a drowning person, only more optimistic.

3. A knot or irregularity in yarn.

References

Etymology 2

Imitative.

Verb

snick (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

snick (plural snicks)

1. A sharp clicking sound.
   • 1893, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Naval Treaty, Norton, published 2005, page 698:

     Then it grew louder, and suddenly there came from the window a sharp metallic snick.

Etymology 3

Verb

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

1. Alternative form of sneck

Anagrams

• Nicks, nicks, scink