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snick en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /snɪk/
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

Probably from snick or snee.

Meanings

1. 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.
   • 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. 2013, Helen Fielding, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, →ISBN:
3. A knot or irregularity in yarn.

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Synonyms

edge

snick en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /snɪk/
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

Probably from snick or snee.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To cut or snip.
   • I reached out and snicked a white thread that hung from her sleeve. 1966, John Fowles, The Magus:
2. To hit (the ball) with the edge of the bat, causing a slight deflection.

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Deriveds

Snickometer · snicker

snick en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /snɪk/
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

Imitative.

Meanings

1. A sharp clicking sound.
   • Then it grew louder, and suddenly there came from the window a sharp metallic snick. 1893, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Naval Treaty, Norton, published 2005, page 698:

Forms

snick en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /snɪk/
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

Imitative.

Meanings

1. To make something click, to make a clicking noise.

Forms

snick en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /snɪk/
• (Australia) audio

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of sneck
   alt of sneck

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