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单词 snick
释义 snick
I. \ˈsnik\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: probably back-formation from snickersnee
transitive verb
1. : to cut slightly : snip, nick
 < the razor snicked my Adam's-apple — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin >
2. : to strike sharply : pierce with a thrust
3. : to hit (a cricket ball) a glancing blow with the edge of the bat usually inadvertently
intransitive verb
: to cut, snip, or nick something
 < snick at the skin until you can get a hold of the splinter with the tweezers — Peter Heaton >
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a small cut : snip, nick
2.
 a. : the act or an instance of snicking (as in cricket)
 b. : a snicked ball in cricket
  < with the bat at an angle the most likely result is a snickCalling All Cricketers >
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: alteration of snack (II)
chiefly dialect : share

- go snicks
IV.
chiefly dialect
variant of sneck I
V. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: imitative
transitive verb
: to put or move so as to make a clicking sound
 < snicked his dagger in and out of the sheath — Donn Byrne >
intransitive verb
: to make a click
 < bolts snicked sharply as cartridges snapped into chambers — J.W.Bellah >
VI. noun
(-s)
: a cutting or clicking noise
 < the plane made a pleasant snick as it shaved a long wooden curl — Luis Marden >
 < he clicked on the safety; it made a metallic snick — Arthur Gordon >
VII. noun
(-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
: a knot or irregularity in yarn or wire
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