Snick

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To cut with short strokes; snip: snicked off a corner of the material.
  • v. To make a small cut in; nick.
  • v. To cause (something) to click: I snicked the door shut.
  • verb-intransitive. To snip: snicked with the shears.
  • verb-intransitive. To make a nick or nicks.
  • verb-intransitive. To click: The latch snicked open.
  • n. A cut made by snicking.
  • n. A clicking sound: "I heard a little snick and a flashlight came on” ( Anthony Hyde).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To cut or snip
  • v. to hit the ball with the edge of the bat, causing a slight deflection
  • n. a small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch
  • v. to make something click, to make a clicking noise
  • n. a sharp clicking sound
  • v. Alternative form of sneck.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A small cut or mark.
  • n. A slight hit or tip of the ball, often unintentional.
  • n. A knot or irregularity in yarn.
  • n. A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast.
  • v. To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting.
  • v. To hit (a ball) lightly.
  • noun-and-verb-transitive. See sneck.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To cut; clip; snip; nick.
  • n. A small cut; a snip; a nick.
  • n. In cricket, a hit in which the bat is but slightly moved, the ball glancing off it.
  • n. A knot or kink, as in yarn or thread where it is twisted too tightly.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat
  • v. hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat
  • v. cut slightly, with a razor
  • n. a small cut
  • Verb Form
    snicked    snicking    snicks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    physical contact    contact    hit    cut    cutting   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    sneck   
    Form
    snicked    snicking   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    acous    thunk    agglomerate    whang    clack    sep    tic    meatiness    sibilance    clunk