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snick

We found 18 definitions of snick from 5 different sources.

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What does snick mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: snicks

snick - a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat
  physical contact, contact close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"
  cricket a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs
snick - a small cut
  notch, nick
  cutting, cut the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"

Verb

snicks, snicking, snicked  

snick - hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat
  hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
  cricket a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs
snick - cut slightly, with a razor; "The barber's knife nicked his cheek"
  nick
  cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • snick (Noun)
    A small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch.
  • snick (Noun)
    A sharp clicking sound.
  • snick (Verb)
    To cut or snip.
  • snick (Verb)
    To hit the ball with the edge of the bat, causing a slight deflection.
  • snick (Verb)
    To make something click, to make a clicking noise.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary πŸ“˜

  • snick (n.)
    A small cut or mark.
  • snick (n.)
    A slight hit or tip of the ball, often unintentional.
  • snick (n.)
    A knot or irregularity in yarn.
  • snick (n.)
    A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast.
  • snick (v. t.)
    To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting.
  • snick (v. t.)
    To hit (a ball) lightly.
  • snick (n. & v. t.)
    See Sneck.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary πŸ“•

  • snick
    snik, v.t. to cut, snip, nick.β€”n. a small cut: a knot in yarn when too tightly twisted.β€”n. Snickβ€²ersnee, a knife.β€”Snick and snee, a fight with knives, also a knife. [Ice. snikka, to nick, cut.]

Part of speech

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  • snick, verb, present, 1st person singular of snick (infinitive).
  • snick, verb (infinitive).
  • snick, noun, singular of snicks.

Pronunciation

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