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Definition of Snick
1. Noun. A small cut.
2. Verb. Hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat.
3. Noun. A glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat.
4. Verb. Cut slightly, with a razor. "The barber's knife nicked his cheek"
Definition of Snick
1. n. A small cut or mark.
2. v. t. To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting.
3. n. & v. t. See Sneck.
Definition of Snick
1. Verb. To cut or snip ¹
2. Verb. (cricket) to hit the ball with the edge of the bat, causing a slight deflection ¹
3. Noun. (cricket) a small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch ¹
4. Verb. to make something click, to make a clicking noise ¹
5. Noun. a sharp clicking sound ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Snick
1. to nick [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: nick
Lexicographical Neighbors of Snick
Literary usage of Snick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer: Comprising Ancient and Modern Military by Thomas Wilhelm (1881)
"snick and Snee. A combat with knives such as the Dutch carry. Snider Rifle.
See SMALL-ARMS. Soanes. A powerful people of the Caucasus, governed by a king ..."
2. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1871)
"The others, by degrees, came round to this opinion, and even Mr. Dunsany said,
in a half-jocular, half-savage manner : " Come, snick, down on your ..."
3. A new dictionary of the English language by Charles Richardson (1839)
"A in«* or snick of a door is the catch or latch ; that which snatches or catches
hold. ... snick is perhaps, Sneck or Snatch ; and Л/кг.—Sneed, a cutting. ..."
4. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1850)
"snick up," according to Mr. Collier, is said to be " a term of contempt," of
which the precise meaning seems to have been lost. ..."
5. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"When click ! the string the snick did draw ; The Vision. DI 7. I ken he weel a
snick can draw, . . To Gav. Hamilton. snick-drawing [crafty ..."
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