SNICK

snick

(noun) a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat

notch, nick, snick

(noun) a small cut

nick, snick

(verb) cut slightly, with a razor; “The barber’s knife nicked his cheek”

snick

(verb) hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Probably from snick or snee.

Verb

snick (third-person singular simple present snicks, present participle snicking, simple past and past participle snicked)

(transitive) To cut or snip.

(cricket) To hit (the ball) with the edge of the bat, causing a slight deflection.

Noun

snick (plural snicks)

(cricket) a small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch

A small cut or mark.

A knot or irregularity in yarn.

Etymology 2

Imitative.

Verb

snick (third-person singular simple present snicks, present participle snicking, simple past and past participle snicked)

To make something click, to make a clicking noise.

Noun

snick (plural snicks)

A sharp clicking sound.

Etymology 3

Verb

snick (third-person singular simple present snicks, present participle snicking, simple past and past participle snicked)

Alternative form of sneck

Anagrams

• Nicks, nicks, scink

Source: Wiktionary

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Snick, n. Etym: [Prov. E. snick a notch; cf. Icel. snikka nick, cut.]

1. A small cut or mark.

2. (Cricket)

Definition: A slight hit or tip of the ball, often unintentional.

3. (Fiber)

Definition: A knot or irregularity in yarn. Knight.

4. (Furriery)

Definition: A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast. Snick and snee Etym: [cf. D. snee, snede, a cut], a combat with knives. [Obs.] Wiseman.

Snick, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snicked; p. pr. & vb. n. Snicking.]

1. To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting. H. Kingsley.

2. (Cricket)

Definition: To hit (a ball) lightly. R. A. Proctor.

Snick, n. & v. t.

Definition: See Sneck. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Snick up, shut up; silenced. See Sneck up, under Sneck. Give him money, George, and let him go snick up. Beau & Fl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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