snick

[ snik ]

/ snɪk /

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verb (used with object)

to cut, snip, or nick.

to strike sharply: He snicked the ball with his cue.

to snap or click (a gun, trigger, etc.).

verb (used without object)

to click.

noun

a small cut; nick.

a click.

Cricket.

a glancing blow given to the ball.
the ball so hit.

Origin of snick

1550–60; origin uncertain; compare Scots sneck to cut (off), Old Norse snikka to whittle

Words nearby snick

Snellen test, Snell's law, SNF, SNG, snib, snick, snicker, snickersnee, snicket, Snickometer, snide

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Example sentences from the Web for snick

The snick, snick of his knife alternated with the sound of tearing as he pulled the pelt from the under-flesh.
In the Brooding Wild|Ridgwell Cullum
The stranger bent over him; then the deft “snick” of a sharp knife.
Renshaw Fanning's Quest|Bertram Mitford
Both boys are batting steadily; no more boundary hits; a snick here, a snack there—and then—merciful Heavens!
The Hill|Horace Annesley Vachell
These quotations will clearly show that "sneck" or "snick" applies to a door; and that to sneck a door is to shut it.
Notes & Queries No. 29, Saturday, May 18, 1850|Various

A good drive at golf is quite as fine a thing to look at as a snick to the boundary on the cricket field.
The Spirit of the Links|Henry Leach

British Dictionary definitions for snick

snick

/ (snɪk) /

noun

a small cut; notch

a knot in thread, etc

cricket

a glancing blow off the edge of the bat
the ball so hit

verb (tr)

to cut a small corner or notch in (material, etc)

cricket to hit (the ball) with a snick

Word Origin for snick

C18: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse snikka to whittle, Swedish snicka

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单词	snick
释义	snick [ snik ] / snɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR snick ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to cut, snip, or nick. to strike sharply: He snicked the ball with his cue. to snap or click (a gun, trigger, etc.). verb (used without object) to click. noun a small cut; nick. a click. Cricket. a glancing blow given to the ball. the ball so hit. Origin of snick 1550–60; origin uncertain; compare Scots sneck to cut (off), Old Norse snikka to whittle Words nearby snick Snellen test, Snell's law, SNF, SNG, snib, snick, snicker, snickersnee, snicket, Snickometer, snide Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for snick The snick, snick of his knife alternated with the sound of tearing as he pulled the pelt from the under-flesh. In the Brooding Wild\|Ridgwell Cullum The stranger bent over him; then the deft “snick” of a sharp knife. Renshaw Fanning's Quest\|Bertram Mitford Both boys are batting steadily; no more boundary hits; a snick here, a snack there—and then—merciful Heavens! The Hill\|Horace Annesley Vachell These quotations will clearly show that "sneck" or "snick" applies to a door; and that to sneck a door is to shut it. Notes & Queries No. 29, Saturday, May 18, 1850\|Various A good drive at golf is quite as fine a thing to look at as a snick to the boundary on the cricket field. The Spirit of the Links\|Henry Leach British Dictionary definitions for snick snick / (snɪk) / noun a small cut; notch a knot in thread, etc cricket a glancing blow off the edge of the bat the ball so hit verb (tr) to cut a small corner or notch in (material, etc) cricket to hit (the ball) with a snick Word Origin for snick C18: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse snikka to whittle, Swedish snicka Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to snick splinter, chop, nick, crack, hack, whack, gash, slice, crumble, clip, fragment, split, chisel, damage, flake, incise, break, shape, hew, whittle
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snick

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

noun

Origin of snick

Words nearby snick

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British Dictionary definitions for snick

noun

verb (tr)

Word Origin for snick

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